Hamid Alimardani

Hamid Reza Alimardani was 66 years old when he lost his battle to appendix cancer on December 2, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Homeyra Azizi, daughters, Sara Alimardani and Mahsa Alimardani, mother, Moulod Ordikhani, brothers, Reza Alimardani, Gholamreza Alimardani, Abulfazl Alimardani, sisters, Massi Alimardani, Tayebeh Alimardani and Maryam Shiraz. He was an extraordinary husband, father, son, brother, friend and an exceptional pilot with over 40 years in aviation. He was born in Tehran, Iran on April 25, 1954, and had 7 siblings. He was recruited by Iran Air at 18 and sent to Vero Beach, Florida for flight training. He flew with Iran Air for a decade before moving to Canada in 1989. He flew for Worldways Canada Airline for a year before the Canadian recession hit, which led to unemployment and precarious employment for a few years before finding a First Officer position with Seagreen Airways in Belgium, and eventually working with Cargo Lion through to 1994. In 1995, he was recruited by Eva Airways in Taiwan, he became a Cruise Captain for B747-400, Captain for MD-11, Captain for B747-400, and finished his 24 year tenure as Captain for B777 in 2019 at the age of 65. As he returned to Toronto during his retirement years, he became an instructor with Air Canada, while pursuing his lifelong passion of Tennis and spending time with his family. In September 2020, Hamid became diagnosed with stage IV appendix cancer, which unfortunately spread to his liver. He lost his sister, Tahereh Alimardani, to colon cancer in 2013.