Former north-east colleagues pay tribute to BP engineer killed in Ukrainian Airlines crash
ByDavid McPhee
Sam Zokaei
A former Aberdeen oil and gas engineer was named among the UK victims of the tragic Ukrainian International Airlines crash in Iran yesterday.
Sam Zokaei, a 42-year old BP reservoir engineer who was part of the Granite City’s Latin dance scene, was identified as one of the three UK victims on board the fateful Boeing-737 flight out of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport.
Mr Zokaei, a dual Iranian-British citizen who was holidaying in Iran, had worked with BP for more than 14 years.