Doha: The South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA) held its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 3 January 2024 at Hyderabad Palace Restaurant. During the meeting, Imran Ahmed Bava was elected as the new President of the association.
The event, hosted by Vice President Imran Bawa, began with a recitation of the Holy Quran by Ramzil Kausary, followed by a welcome note from outgoing Vice President Rizwan Ahmed. General Secretary Abdulhameed Rasheed Kakinje presented the Annual Report, highlighting the association's activities and achievements over the past year. Treasurer Mohammed Faisal Sheikh shared the Financial Report, providing a transparent account of the organisation’s financial status.
Outgoing President Suhaib Ahmed addressed the gathering, expressing gratitude for the members’ support during his tenure. He concluded his address with a vote of thanks, officially dissolving the outgoing committee.
The newly elected SKMWA Executive Committee was announced as follows:
- President: Imran Ahmed Bava
- Vice President: Mohammed Condana
- General Secretary: Abdul Rasheed Bambila
- Joint Secretary: Saleem Ali Ullal
- Treasurer: Ahmed Shamsheer Mohammed
- Joint Treasurer: Siddik Areej
- Sports Secretary: Ameer Hamza
- Joint Sports Secretaries: Ahmed Irfan and Mohammed Shameer Punjalkatte
- Cultural Secretary: Sabeel Abdul Rehman
- Event Secretaries: Saleem Ullal, Imthiyaz Abdul Razak, and Elyas Muriyala
- Event Coordinators: Mahammad Noushik, Abdul Rasheed BC Road, Ramzil Kousary, Abu, and Irfan Punjalkatte
In his address, President Imran Ahmed Bava congratulated the outgoing team for their dedication and contributions to the association. He expressed gratitude to the committee members for their support and pledged to continue working towards the association’s mission of community welfare and development.

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Mumbai (PTI): NCP's Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar will be sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, replacing her deceased husband and party chief Ajit Pawar, at the Lok Bhavan here at 5 pm on Saturday.
Lok Bhavan (formerly Raj Bhavan) gave this information.
Governor Acharya Devvrat, who is currently in Mussoorie, will arrive in Mumbai at 4 pm, it said.
NCP's legislature party meeting is scheduled to take place in the city at 2 pm, where Sunetra Pawar is set to be named as its leader. After that she will take oath as the first woman deputy CM of the state.
She held talks with party leaders after arriving here from Baramati early morning on Saturday.
Ajit Pawar, who was deputy chief minister and finance minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash in Baramati along with four others on January 28.
