Saiful Azam (Bengali: সাইফুল আজম; was a Pakistani, and then Bangladeshi fighter pilot, ace, and politician who first served as a fighter pilot for the Pakistan Air Force and later the Bangladesh Air Force. According to Pakistani sources, during his career as PAF pilot, he shot down one Indian Air Force and four Israel Air Force aircraft. For his actions, he received various gallantry awards from Pakistan, Jordan and Iraq. He also took part in 12 ground-attack missions against the Indian forces. After the liberation of Bangladesh, he joined the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force.

The No. 17 Squadron nicknamed Tigers, is an air superiority squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently deployed at Peshawar Air Base and operates the Chengdu F-7PG aircraft.