Educationist, entrepreneur, philanthropist Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen passes away
Mangaluru: Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, 86, entrepreneur, philanthropist, educationist and the Founder Chairman of B A Group, Thumbay, passed away at 11:30 am on Sunday, after a short period of illness at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
Former Minister U T Khader informed Vartha Bharati, after consultation with the family of Ahmed haji, his mortal remains will be kept at Thumbay PU College for the public to pay their tribute. Funeral will be held at Thumbay Masjid burial ground after 4 pm today.
Ahmed Hajee was born in 1933 to B. Mohiudeen Hajee and Mariamma in a business family. Ahmed Hajee graduated in Commerce in 1954 and began his career soon after, as a smallscale industrialist in a village called Thumbay on the outskirts of Mangaluru.
He founded the B A Group, in 1957. Today, B A Group has a standing of over five decades in the wood industry and is a well-diversified conglomerate. From a fledgeling company in the 1960s, B A Group is now on the threshold of rapid expansion into such areas as urban housing, education, real estate, healthcare and exports and imports.
B A Industrial Training and Technical Centre is sponsored and managed by Mohiudeen Educational Trust, of which Mohiudeen is the Chairman. The Trust also runs a Kannada and English Medium School, a Pre-University College a Nursery School, a Medium Primary School and Darul Uloom Mohiudeen Arabic College. Ahmed Hajee is the founder president of a number of institutions and trusts in Mangalore and surrounding areas. He is the president of the 80-year-old Badriya Educational Institutions at Mangaluru.
He is also the president of Nav Bharat Night High School, which was established before India's independence. He is one of the Trustees of Islamic Academy of Education, under Yenepoya Group, India. He is a former member of the Adult Education Society, Government of Karnataka. He is also an ex syndicate member of Mangalore University Ahmed Hajee was married to Bee Fathima Ahmed Hajee, and they have three sons Thumbay Moideen (Founder President of Thumbay Group, headquartered at Ajman, UAE), B Abdul Salam (Managing Director & CEO – BA Group) and B M Ashraf (Managing Director - Mohiudeen Wood Works LLC, Ajman, UAE), and a daughter Shabana Faizal, Co-Chairperson of KEF Group.
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Comedian Shyam Rangeela files nomination from Varanasi LS seat on last day
Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela has finally filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 14, the last day of filing papers.
Rangeela, who intended to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged on Monday that he was being denied a nomination from the seat, as he along with several other candidates were reportedly made to wait for filling papers on May 10th and May 13th.
Shyam Rangeela, taking to his official ‘X’ handle, wrote, "With your love and support, I have completed all the requirements as per the rules and submitted the nomination. I also have full faith in the democracy of this country. Now the next two-three days are crucial. Thank you all very much for your cooperation. My electoral future rests in the hands of all election officials who are the custodians of our democracy. With the hope that they all strengthen our faith, Yours Shyam Rangeela.”
Alongside, Shyam, BJP candidate Narendra Modi, Log Party's Vinay Kumar Tripathi, BJP's Surendra Narayan Singh, independent candidates Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Reena Rai, Neha Jaiswal, Ajit Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Tripathi filed their nomination papers on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commision of India, a total of 41 candidates have filed nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency.
आप सभी के प्यार और सहयोग से नियमानुसार सभी आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ति करते हुए मैंने नामांकन दाखिल कर दिया है, मेरा इस देश के लोकतंत्र पर अभी भी पुरा भरोसा है । अब आगे के दो तीन दिन महत्वपूर्ण होंगे।
— Shyam Rangeela (@ShyamRangeela) May 14, 2024
आप सभी का सहयोग के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद ।
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