Career
After winning the British Open in 1951, Hashim recruited Azam as his practice partner in the summer of 1952. Azam was also runner-up to Hashim at the British Open in 1955 and 1958. Later that year, a ruptured Achilles tendon effectively ended his career.
After his playing career, Azam settled in the United Kingdom.
Today, he owns and runs the New Grampians Squash Club in London. Azam was the second cousin of the two other leading Pakistani players of his time Roshan Khan and Nasrullah Khan, whose sons Rehmat Khan, Torsam Khan and Jahangir Khan are also squash players.
He is the uncle of Sharif Khan and Aziz.