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The next family I would like to discuss is the Gamieldien family. Imam Kiemie married<br />
Sis Manouwhie (originally from Wellington). She was a sister <strong>of</strong> Sis Gawa “Jamaal”<br />
Moosa and Sis Beira Cloete. Sis Gawa was the mother <strong>of</strong> Sis Rachmat (Baker), Auntie<br />
Mariam and Boeta Moosa Moosa. Imam Kiemie was the first khaliefa <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Paarl</strong><br />
Moslem School. According to reports, he was very strict with his pupils. Their children<br />
were Imam Taagudien, who married Auntie Gadijah Kamaldien, Sis Hajira Abrahams,<br />
Sis Amina (who married my eldest brother, Boeta Ebrahim), Boeta Doelie, married to Sis<br />
Kulsom (nee Mack), and Abeeda, who never married.<br />
We have already discussed the families <strong>of</strong> Imam Taagudien and Siesie. Sis Amina<br />
married my eldest brother Ebrahim Mohamed and raised Gakiem, Sadaqa, Asa, Baakier,<br />
Sulaiman, Abdurrazak, Noura and Boebie, besides her stepsons, the late Achmat, Yusuf<br />
and the late Isghaak. Only Abdurrazak is still resident in <strong>Paarl</strong>. The surname Mohamed,<br />
was also taken from the name <strong>of</strong> the grandfather, instead <strong>of</strong> the surname, Patel.<br />
Latief Family<br />
This is one <strong>of</strong> the oldest families in <strong>Paarl</strong> and it would seem as the families known as<br />
Latief and Bassier were very closely related, according to Mr Mogamat Noor Moerat<br />
(shortly before he passed away), because his own mother was a Bassier. The Latief<br />
family originally resided at the foot <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Paarl</strong> Mountain, before they moved to the Ou<br />
Tuin area.<br />
We have mentioned Hadjie Aziz Latief as the first principal <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Paarl</strong> Moslem<br />
School. Hadji Aziz had brothers, Hadjie Mogammad Saaid and Boeta Bassier. Their<br />
Sister was Auntie Gaya de Vos, wife <strong>of</strong> Boeta Achmat de Vos. The wife <strong>of</strong> Hadji Aziz was<br />
Sis Gaya (Bassier), the mother <strong>of</strong> Isghaak, Yusuf, Bassier, Farieda, Aymie, Washiela<br />
(Shirley) and Aziz. Boeta Bassier went to settle in Cape Town and I think one <strong>of</strong> his sons<br />
is presently resident in <strong>Paarl</strong>.<br />
Hadjie Mogamat married Sis Wyrie <strong>of</strong> Cape Town. Their children are Auntie<br />
Zainuniesa (Jaynie) Moerat, wife <strong>of</strong> Boeta Alie, Auntie Shariefa, wife <strong>of</strong> Boeta Bakkoe,<br />
Sietie Noer, wife <strong>of</strong> Sayed Shaafier <strong>of</strong> Makkah, Enver, who passed away as a young<br />
man, Hadja Rhoda (the wife <strong>of</strong> Hadjie Yusuf Moerat), Fouzia (wife <strong>of</strong> Boeta Noor<br />
Haafiez) and Fouzul (husband <strong>of</strong> Mymoena). Fouzul was the last principal <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Paarl</strong><br />
Moslem School before it was closed down by the previous government.<br />
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