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Syed Manzoor ul Hassan Hashmi (31 March 1936 – 20 December 2000) was a Pakistani pilot and philosopher.
Born in Jhelum, he joined the Royal Pakistan Airforce College Risalpur in 1954 and was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1957. He served as a Wing Commander in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (receiving Sitara-e-Jurat for his performance) and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He was convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government in the Attock Case but was later released after a presidential pardon. He served as Director Personnelle at Riyadh Minhal Hotel in Saudi Arabia after his release. On 20 December 2000, he died of a heart attack, aged 64. A F-6 fighter aircraft was erected in Jhelum Cantonment by the Pakistani Airforce in recognition of his service.