Memon Welfare Society celebrates 8th anniversary

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Mohammed Umar Chapra, a well-known scholar, Iqbal Memon, president of the Memon Jamaat Federation in India, and members of the Memon Welfare Society, at the organization’s 8th anniversary in Jeddah recently. (AN photo)

JEDDAH: The Memon Welfare Society (MWS) celebrated its eighth anniversary last week here with several leading members of the expatriate community in attendance.
Mohammed Umar Chapra, a well-known scholar, Islamic economist, author and recipient of the King Faisal Award, was the chief guest. He congratulated the MWS for its achievements over the past eight years and said he was honored to attend the event.
Others in attendance included Iqbal Memon, president of the Memon Jamaat Federation in India, who was in the country for Umrah and presided over the function. Also present were MWS patrons Iqbal Advani, Munaf A. Sattar, Mohammed Badi, Kaleem Naviwala, A. Rahman Merchant, and several board members and their families, including Iqbal Musani.
The event began with a recital from the Holy Qur’an by Hafiz Mohamed Ahmed Kamal, with a Naat Sheriff by Hafiz Ahmed Irfan. President of the MWS, Irfan Haji Ahmed Kolsawala, welcomed the guests and attendees and congratulated the Memon community on the occasion.
Tayyab Moosani, secretary general of the MWS, briefed the guests about the history of the organization and the challenges it faced over the years. He said the organization had provided a great deal of social and welfare services for the community.
Memon said the MWS was known globally for its welfare services. He said that he had been coming for Umrah regularly and has watched the organization’s growth over the years.
He congratulated the office bearers and board members and praised the newsletter committee led by Moosani for issuing it for seven years. He said it was not easy producing a bulletin every month for over 1,000 subscribers. A representative of the women’s wing of the MWS Erum Shoaib highlighted programs for women in the future.
At the end, Younus Habib, vice president of the MWS, thanked the dignitaries and members of the organizing committee Shoaib Sikander, Mansoor Shivani, Rashid Kasmani, Ahmed Kamal and Jawed Kherani.