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Senior Pakistani Officer Honored with Thesis Award
MONTEREY, Calif. - Pakistani air force Air Commodore Shahid Latif Bajwa will graduate with outstanding thesis honors during the Naval Postgraduate School's upcoming Summer Graduation Ceremony, an honor bestowed upon less than 10 percent of the school's graduates and the first of its kind to a senior Pakistani officer.
"I'd like to acknowledge the immense contribution made by my thesis adviser, Dr. Carolyn Halladay. I hold her in the highest esteem, as a scholar and as a human being," said Bajwa.
As a general officer in the Pakistani Air Force, Bajwa offers a unique perspective on U.S. foreign policy in South Asia. Prior to attending NPS, Bajwa spent three years teaching at Pakistan's National Defense University, and credits his NPS experience with opening his eyes to different viewpoints.
"I received a different perspective [at NPS] "¦ I have learned here that if you say something that is logical and makes sense, then it doesn't matter who you are or where you are from, people will listen and respect what you have to say," said Bajwa. "I benefited from the faculty, comprised of accomplished scholars who have published in their respective fields and from fellow students that are coming from the field in Afghanistan "¦ [And] they too benefit from the Pakistani perspective.""¦"¦
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