February 2012.indd - World Memon Organization Pakistan Chapter

IMMORTAL PERSONALITIESMr. Urooswala belonged to Gohilwad HalaiMemon Jamat, where he served for a longspan of about 25 years in different capacitiesincluding Honorary Secretary and Presidentand it was during his tenure as Honorary GeneralSecretary that this Jamat’s two constructionprojects Ghousia Hall and Ghousia Plazawere initiated and completed.LATE HAJI ABDULRAZZAQ JANOOa literary genius and prolific writer. Heobtained degrees of Master of Arts inSindhi Literature and Islamic Culture.He was a doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D)and also a graduate in Law (LLB). Dr.Abdul Majid wrote and compiled 35books and 800 articles in Sindhi, 10books and 300 articles in Urdu and 2books and 10 articles in English language.He was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiazin 1983.Dr. Abdul Majid served as professorand principal of various collegesin Sindh. Lastly, he served as Principalof Government Commerce College,Larkana.LATE ABDUL RAZZAKTABANICommerce and Industry, Karachi. He wasfirst Secretary of All Pakistan Memon Federation.On 18th Sept. 1986, while comingback after attending the session of MemonAlami Milan he faced severe heart attacks,which proved fatal.LATE MUHAMMADISMAIL MEMONHaji A. Razzaq Janoo was a leading businessmanand a social figure. He was electedPresident of Karachi Chamber of Commerceand Industry. He also served as SeniorVice-President of All Pakistan MemonFederation. He was associated with manysocial and trade organizations, throughwhich he kept on serving selflessly.LATE DR. ABDULMAJID MEMONDr. Abdul Majid Memon S/o Haji GhulamHussain, born on 17-09-1931 wasHe was born in 1917 at Gondel, was acommitted and devoted social worker, andserved the community for more than 37years continuously, through various organizations,including Pakistan Memon Educational& Welfare Society as its President.He was the founder member of Chamber ofLate Muhammad Ismail Memon wasborn in Saeedabad near Hala in 1930. Heacquired degree of B.Sc. Form Sindh Universityand jointed a missionary school asa science teacher. In 1962 he joined Boardof Intermediate & Secondary Education asAssistant Controller of Examination. Hegradually rose to the status of Chairman,Secondary Board of Education Karachi.He served there for more than thirteenyears. He also served as Director of SchoolEducation Karachi Region for couple ofyears. He was associated with number ofSocial & Educational Societies includingDawood Foundation. Two years ago hewas shot dead by some unknown terroristsin Karachi.A humble appeal to all the Organisations,Institutions and Jamats of Memon CommunityPlease send us the report of all the public activities of your organisation on your official letter head to the followingaddress, so we could publish them in “Memon Alam”To:The Editor,Memon AlamW.M.O House, 32/8, Street No. 6, Off Kashmir Road,Muslimabad, Karachi Pakistan.26MEMON ALAM FEBRUARY 2012