Muhammad Zahid Sheikh (December 14, 1949 – January 29, 2010) was a field hockey player who played for the

Pakistan National Hockey Team The Pakistan national field hockey team ( ur, ) represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. I ...

from 1969 to 1976. He was born at

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Kas ...

. He was capped 34 times and scored 8 goals. He is the Uncle (Chacha gee) of field hockey star Olympions

Shahnaz Sheikh Shahnaz Sheikh (born 21 March 1949) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player. He was born at Sialkot, Pakistan. He is related to Olympians Zahid Sheikh and Tariq Sheikh. In 2014, he was the head coach of Pakistan National Hockey Team. ...

and

Tariq Sheikh Tariq Sheikh (born 11 December 1968) is a field hockey player who remained a member of Pakistan National Hockey Team from 1983 to 1991. He was born at Sialkot. He is cousin of Shahnaz Sheikh and nephew of Zahid Sheikh . He played 1 ...

References

Pakistan International Hockey Players
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Zahid Sheikh's obituary

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* 1949 births 2010 deaths Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1970 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1974 Asian Games Field hockey players from Sialkot Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub