Dr Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز; born 5 February 1938) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He won a Gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a Silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Aziz was born in Amritsar, British India.
Education Aziz graduated in 1959 from Lahore-based College of Veterinary Sciences (now University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences). He did his master's (M.Sc.) from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) in 1966. In recognition of his services as teacher, administrator and hockey player as well as managing hockey affairs at divisional and national affairs, he was conferred upon an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the UAF on 22 October 2022.
Career He joined the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, as instructor in 1962 and retired as professor of Veterinary Medicine in 1997.
Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award for Sports by the President of Pakistan in 1968.Tariq Aziz's Pride of Performance Award on Pakistan Sports Board website, Retrieved 29 April 2017
Retirement Aziz announced retirement from international hockey on 31 December 1968.
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