Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid

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'''Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid''' was an Indian entrepreneur and aviator. He was the Founder and Managing Director of the now-defunct [[East-West Airlines (India)|East-West Airlines]], the first scheduled private airline in the country. He was murdered on 13 November 1995.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Early Life ==
Wahid was born in Odayam village in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]]. He has a modest education background and studied till 9th grade.<ref></ref>

== Career ==
He began his business career with a travel agency with his brothers in [[Dadar]], Mumbai to recruit manpower to Gulf countries. He started East-West Airlines in 1992 when the Indian Government reformed the airline industry by its "open skies policy".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> East-West Airlines commenced commercial operations on 28 February 1992.<ref></ref>

The airline shutdown its operations in 1996 after his death in 1995.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

== Death ==
Wahid was was shot dead on 13 November 1995 near his office in Mumbai.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== References ==


[[Category:Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:People murdered in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian aviation businesspeople]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:People from Kerala]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]

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