Mangalore’s Saeed Assadi is new head of KMCA –Qatar

safia@coastaldigest.com (A M Arif Jokatte)

March 17, 2012

Doha, March 17: Saeed Assadi, hailing from Mangalore was unanimously elected as the President of Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association (KMCA) Qatar in the Annual General Body meeting held Friday at Mazza Restaurant, Air Port Road, here.

The meeting commenced with the reciting the verses of Quran by Inthiqab Alam. The outgoing president P Rehman Sab welcomed the gathering and briefed all the activities conducted during his tenure.

The outgoing General Secretary Muneer Ahmed read the minutes of the last meeting, while the treasurer Fayaz Ahmed presented the financial report which was duly accepted by the house. Few amendments were passed in the by-laws after brief discussion.

Later the existing committee was dissolved and P Rehman Sab conducted the election for the new committee 2012-2013. The following members were unanimously elected;

President : Saeed Assadi, Mangalore, Vice President: Fayaz Ahmed, Mulki, General Secretary : Mohammed Mujeeb, Bangalore, Joint Secretary: Sayed Sadiq Pasha, Bangalore, Treasurer: Mohammed Shafiq, Udupi, Sports Secretary: Sayed Ashfaq, Udupi, Cultural Secretary: Khaleel Ahamed, Karkala, Islamic Affairs: Inthiqab Alam, Gangoli, Public Relations and Media: Saqib Raza Khan, Mangalore and Special Needs: Syed Abdul Hye.

The advisory Panel include: P Rehman Sab, Abdul Qayyum, GM Abrar, and Abdulla Khatri. Committee members are : M. Iqbal Manna, Ashmath Ali, Fazlur Rehman, Sajjid Ahmed, Abdulla Mono and Muneer Ahmed.

The newly elected General Secretary Mohammed Mujeeb proposed vote of thanks.

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