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| Born | 27 October 1936 (age 88)[1] Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
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Khawaja Zakauddin (born 27 October 1936 in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India[1]) is a former field hockey forward from Pakistan who played from 1958 to 1966 . He represented Pakistan in 56 International matches and scored 26 goals in his career . In 2009, he was given Pride of Performance award, the highest civil award of Pakistan. After his retirement, he served as coach, chief selector and manager for Pakistan hockey at different times.[2]
Pakistani hockey Olympian Touqir Dar is his son-in-law. Zakauddin has 4 sons: Kamran Zaka, Adnan Zaka, Imran Zaka, and Salmam Zaka.