Who was Shahzada Dawood and who was his son Suleman?
FIVE tourists were killed in "milliseconds" after the Titan sub imploded just metres away from the Titanic.
Shahzada Dawood was one of the passengers on board OceanGate Expeditions' Titanic submarine, along with his son Suleman.
Who was Shahzada Dawood?
Shahzada Dawood, 48, was a UK-based businessman and billionaire from Pakistan.
Dawood was the Vice Chairman of Dawood Hercules Corporation, a public investment holding company..
The organization has been under the Dawood family for decades with Shahzada joining in 1996.
Hercules Corp has invested in solutions regarding infrastructure, foods, agriculture, and petrochemicals.
Shahzada was also the shareholder director of the Engro Corporation and a board member of King Charles III's Prince's Trust charity.
As a trustee of The Dawood Foundation, Shahzada supported several education initiatives.
Shahzada, who was born on February 12, 1975, lived in England with his wife Christine and their two children, Suleman and Alina.
Who was Shahzada Dawood's son Suleman?
Suleman, 19, was born in 2004, in Karachi, Pakistan, and passed away with his father on board the Titan submersible.
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He was brought up in Karachi and London, England, and was studying business at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.
Principal Professor Sir Jim McDonald issued a statement saying the university was "shocked and profoundly saddened" by the death of Suleman and his father.
Shahzada's sister Azmeh Dawood said her nephew “wasn't very up for” the trip and felt "terrified" but added he had felt compelled to please his dad, who was passionate about the Titanic which sunk on April 14, 1912.
When did Oceangate's Titanic submarine go missing?
On June 18, 2023, Oceangate's Titanic submarine vanished in the Atlantic Ocean.
The submarine and its five passengers were exploring the RMS Titanic's wreckage off the Newfoundland coast when they were reported missing after failing to make contact with their launch ship.
Shahzada and his son Suleman were among the passengers.
On June 22, 2023, pieces of debris from the submarine were found.
Operator OceanGate said the five "true explorers" were "sadly lost".
The sub imploded just metres away from the Titanic killing the five crew in “milliseconds”.
Rear Admiral John Mauger, of the US Coast Guard, said the debris was 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic - and "consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber".
Who else was on the Titanic submarine?
In addition to Shahzada and his son Suleman, three additional passengers were revealed to be lost at sea.
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The other passengers included:
- Hamish Harding, chairman of Action Aviation
- Paul-Henry Nargeolet, director of Underwater Research at RMS Titanic Inc
- Stockton Rush, Oceangate CEO
