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Jamia condoles death of Chancellor Taherbhoi

By Qaumiawaz bureau
Updated Saturday, 16 July 2011 11:07:47 - IST (UTC +5:30)

New Delhi : Jamia fraternity condoled the death and offer Fatiha for Shaikh Fakhruddin Taherbhai Khorakiwala, the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, who passed away in Mumbai following a prolonged illness on july 7. He was 93.
Vice Chancellor Mr. Najeeb Jung paid rich tributes and described Khorakiwala’s demise as a major loss to the university.
“The whole Jamia Millia Islamia community stands together in grief and offers its deepest condolence to the bereaved family members,” Jung said.
A condolence meeting was held at varsity campus to condole Khorakiwala’s demise and was attended by Jung, professor S M Rashid, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof S M Sajid, Registrar and several deans, directors, heads of departments.
He studied in Mumbai, and graduated from the Government Law College in 1941. Khorakiwala was awarded the Padmashree for his contribution in the field of education. Khorakiwala was elected as the Chancellor of Jamia in 2002 and for a second term in 2007. He was also the founder and chairman of the Indo-Arab society.
Khorakiwala was born in a Dawoodi Bohra family in 1918 in Ahmedabad. He served as sheriff of Mumbai in 1992-93 and helped restore peace after the riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

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