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== Birth ==

A dedicated community worker for over 20 years, Ahmed was born in Zanzibar, brought up and educated in Uganda where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Makerere University in Kampala. In 1972, he migrated to the United Kingdom and studied at the London University and obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1975. He is married and has two children.

== Achievements ==

He set up Quest Vitamins Ltd in 1983. The company, with its subsidiary Flavex International Ltd, now employs 75 people, has a Department of Health licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and quality control laboratory and produces a range of nutritional supplement products in tablet and capsule form. Ahmed travels widely to Europe, Africa, India, Pakistan, North America, and the Middle & Far East where he has business interests.

== Community Works ==

He was the Vice President of the World Federation.

He has been the past President of Birmingham Jamaat.

He has been elected Executive Councillor at Conferences in 1991, 1994 and 1997.

He was on the WF-Medical Advisory Board and previous Chairman of WF-Careers, Education & Training Board.

He was actively involved in building of the Birmingham Imamwada/Mosque and flat complex.

He was involved in the primary healthcare and education programmes of the MAB in India.

He set up career guidance at schools in East Africa.

He worked with the Education Board of Africa Federation in supporting them on career guidance, university choices and education loans to students.

He undertook a feasibility study on setting up of community Muslim schools in the UK.

He enabled and facilitated jointly the successful resettlement of our communities following the earthquake in Kutch and Gujarat as part of the resettlement project.

He established networks with Sewa International, British Red Cross and Indian Red Cross on projects relating to the earthquake resettlement in Kutch and Gujarat.

He travelled to Iraq recently to meet with our Marjaas and discuss the needs of Iraqi communities and establish secure routes of supply of aid. Two sessions of face-to-face discussions were held with Ayatullah Seestani and meetings were held with other Marjaas in Iraq.

He has established networks with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva and the Director of Iraqi Red Crescent Society to establish opportunities for joint work in Iraq in setting up primary healthcare centres.

He has, through the Red Cross and Macmillan Cancer Relief, set up assistance for Iraqi doctors to treat patients with nuclear radiation burns in Iraq.

He recently attended the UN NGO Forum convened by the Economic & Social Council of the UN in Geneva, to discuss poverty eradication and sustainable development in developing countries.

== Skills ==

Accessible to every member of the community

A community servant valuing other people’s opinions

Wider community service, both national and international

Experience of delegating responsibility and focusing on strategic role

Provides strong and decisive leadership

A good listener who learns from his mistakes

Values staff & volunteers; with a focus on their welfare

Ability to achieve conflict resolution by discussion and compromise if necessary

Strong belief in wider participation, transparency, accountability and efficiency in the organisation

== Wider community works ==

Chairman of West Midlands Refugee Doctors Steering Group, which facilitates the employment of refugee doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals into the National Health Service; the project is funded by the UK Department of Health.

Chairman of Learning & Skills Council Refugee Review Group, which ensures integrated services to assist the refugees who come to settle in the Birmingham and Solihull areas, and is funded by the government.

Board Member of Macmillan Cancer Relief, the second largest cancer charity organisation in UK, where he has initiated a project to look at the uptake of palliative care services by the socially excluded communities.

Member of the 16-19 Education and Training in Birmingham & Solihull Review Steering Group that ensures that there is an integrated and collaborated educational approach by schools & colleges.

Council Member of the University of Birmingham where he has taken the lead on issues concerning recruitment of students from the more deprived and hard to reach communities, and types of courses that would attract such students.

Chairman of Birmingham & Solihull Connexions Partnership. A new UK government initiative providing education, career guidance, advice, support and personal development to youths so that they have opportunities to fulfill their potential and become active citizens of tomorrow.

Board Member of Advantage West Midlands, the UK government’s Regional Development Agency with a budget of £750 million and responsible for the regeneration of businesses and communities.

Board Member of Asian Business Forum of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, providing support for the needs of small Asian businesses.

Previous Chairman of the National Health Service Trusts providing healthcare services to a population of 1.2 million, a staff of 3,000 and an annual budget of over £100 million.

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−	~~== Birth & Death ==~~
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−	~~Birthdate: 1889/1306<br>~~
−	~~Deathdate: 1960/1379~~
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−	~~== Background ==~~
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−	Dewji Jamal, the grandfather of Alhaj Mulla Mohamedjaffer Sheriff Dewji, was a leader of the Khoja community who openly disassociated himself from Aga Khan I as a result of which the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community came into being in Kutchh, Kathiawad, Mumbai and Karachi.
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−	Sheriff Dewji, the son of Dewji Jamal, gave full backing to his father in this movement. He had three sons: Mohamedjaffer Sheriff Dewji, Husein Sheriff Dewji and Mohamedali Sheriff Dewji – who were residing in Zanzibar. In 1922, when Madrassa-tul-Waizeen was established in Lucknow, India, and Preachers were being sent to Africa, these brothers undertook to look after the allocation, accommodation, programs and welfare of these preachers.
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−	~~== Service to the community ==~~
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−	On his own volition, Haji Mohameadjaffer learnt the languages of Urdu, Farsi and Arabic (later on English also). Taking into consideration the welfare of the community, several times he traveled at his own expense throughout East Africa and visited Madagascar also. He recited Majalis in Gujarati – albeit reciting Masaeb in Urdu. His lectures were thus very effective and were very well grasped especially by the ladies and children.
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−	The process of reformation was however not restricted by him to delivering lectures only. Taking into consideration the needs and requirements of the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community, he wrote and published 26 books in Gujarati of which 4 were in the form of Textbooks namely: ‘Sham-e-Hidayat’ and ‘Diniyat parts 1, 2 and 3’ - which by the year 1976 were in use in almost all the Gujarati Madrassahs In addition to the above, publictions entitled: ‘Al-Musawat’, ‘Tohfah-e-Rizviyyah’, ‘Tohfah-e-Jafferiyah, ‘Rooyat-e-Hilal’, ‘Al-Mahasin’ and ‘Imam-e-Zamana’ are noteworthy. The book ‘Imam-e-Zamana’ has been translated into Urdu and published by Al-Jawad Book Depot, Banaras, India. Other important books written and published by him are: ‘Shaheed-e-Islam’, Yadgar-e-Husein’, Dalil-ul-Zaireen’, ‘Najasat-ul-Mushrikeen’, ‘Rooh (Aatma)’ and ‘Kamli – Waale’.
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−	Mulla Mohamedjaffer was born in 1889 in Zanzibar and died over there in 1960. He resided in Mombasa, Kenya, for quite some time where he carried out his business. Whilst in Mombasa, he established Husayni Night School, also known as Madrasah-tul-Faiz-e-Husayni (now known as Husayni Madrassah). In December 1959, the writer happened to meet Mulla Mohamedjaffer for few hours on board the ship ‘State of Bombay’ on way from Mombasa to Zanzibar. View of the fact that he had read my articles published in ‘Al-Jawad’ magazine, he recognized me the moment I introduced my name to him and he greeted me with great warmth and respect. Thereafter we remained in touch via correspondence till his expiry a few months thereafter.
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−	~~== Children ==~~
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−	Haji Saheb left behind two notable children – a daughter who was the mother of Alhaj Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer and a son Haji Ali Mohamedjaffer Sheriff who was my close friend and an ardent supporter of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, and, when he migrated to Mombasa, Kenya, he served Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya with utmost dedication.
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−	~~Narrative by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhter Rizvi<br>~~
−	~~Reference: <br>~~
−	~~E-Book of 12 Personalities<br>~~
−	~~The World Federation of KSIMC<br>~~
−	~~SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD<br>~~
−	~~February 2006 / Muharram 1427~~

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+Narrative by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhter Rizvi<br>
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 E-Book of 12 Personalities<br>

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 E-Book of 12 Personalities<br>

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 == Birth & Death ==
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 Deathdate: 1960/1379
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-Narrative by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhter Rizvi
+Narrative by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhter Rizvi<br>
-Reference:
+Reference: <br>
-E-Book of 12 Personalities
+E-Book of 12 Personalities<br>
-The World Federation of KSIMC
+The World Federation of KSIMC<br>
-SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD
+SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD<br>
 February 2006 / Muharram 1427

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-== Birth ==
+== Birth & Death ==
-A dedicated community worker for over 20 years, Ahmed was born in Zanzibar, brought up and educated in Uganda where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Makerere University in Kampala. In 1972, he migrated to the United Kingdom and studied at the London University and obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1975. He is married and has two children.
+Birthdate: 1889/1306
-== Achievements ==
+== Background ==
-He set up Quest Vitamins Ltd in 1983.  The company, with its subsidiary Flavex International Ltd, now employs 75 people, has a Department of Health licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and quality control laboratory and produces a range of nutritional supplement products in tablet and capsule form. Ahmed travels widely to Europe, Africa, India, Pakistan, North America, and the Middle & Far East where he has business interests.
+Dewji Jamal, the grandfather of Alhaj Mulla Mohamedjaffer Sheriff Dewji, was a leader of the Khoja community who openly disassociated himself from Aga Khan I as a result of which the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community came into being in Kutchh, Kathiawad, Mumbai and Karachi.
-== Community Works ==
+== Service to the community ==
-He was the Vice President of the World Federation.
+On his own volition, Haji Mohameadjaffer learnt the languages of Urdu, Farsi and Arabic (later on English also). Taking into consideration the welfare of the community, several times he traveled at his own expense throughout East Africa and visited Madagascar also. He recited Majalis in Gujarati – albeit reciting Masaeb in Urdu. His lectures were thus very effective and were very well grasped especially by the ladies and children.
-He has been the past President of Birmingham Jamaat.
+The process of reformation was however not restricted by him to delivering lectures only. Taking into consideration the needs and requirements of the Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri community, he wrote and published 26 books in Gujarati of which 4 were in the form of Textbooks namely: ‘Sham-e-Hidayat’ and ‘Diniyat parts 1, 2 and 3’ - which by the year 1976 were in use in almost all the Gujarati Madrassahs In addition to the above, publictions entitled: ‘Al-Musawat’, ‘Tohfah-e-Rizviyyah’, ‘Tohfah-e-Jafferiyah, ‘Rooyat-e-Hilal’, ‘Al-Mahasin’ and ‘Imam-e-Zamana’ are noteworthy. The book ‘Imam-e-Zamana’ has been translated into Urdu and published by Al-Jawad Book Depot, Banaras, India. Other important books written and published by him are: ‘Shaheed-e-Islam’, Yadgar-e-Husein’, Dalil-ul-Zaireen’, ‘Najasat-ul-Mushrikeen’, ‘Rooh (Aatma)’ and ‘Kamli – Waale’.
-He has been elected Executive Councillor at Conferences in 1991, 1994 and 1997.
+Mulla Mohamedjaffer was born in 1889 in Zanzibar and died over there in 1960. He resided in Mombasa, Kenya, for quite some time where he carried out his business. Whilst in Mombasa, he established Husayni Night School, also known as Madrasah-tul-Faiz-e-Husayni (now known as Husayni Madrassah). In December 1959, the writer happened to meet Mulla Mohamedjaffer for few hours on board the ship ‘State of Bombay’ on way from Mombasa to Zanzibar. View of the fact that he had read my articles published in ‘Al-Jawad’ magazine, he recognized me the moment I introduced my name to him and he greeted me with great warmth and respect. Thereafter we remained in touch via correspondence till his expiry a few months thereafter.
-He was on the WF-Medical Advisory Board and previous Chairman of WF-Careers, Education & Training Board.
+== Children ==
-He was actively involved in building of the Birmingham Imamwada/Mosque and flat complex.
+Haji Saheb left behind two notable children – a daughter who was the mother of Alhaj Mulla Asgharali M. M. Jaffer and a son Haji Ali Mohamedjaffer Sheriff who was my close friend and an ardent supporter of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, and, when he migrated to Mombasa, Kenya, he served Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya with utmost dedication.
-He set up career guidance at schools in East Africa.
+Narrative by Maulana Syed Saeed Akhter Rizvi
+Reference:
-He worked with the Education Board of Africa Federation in supporting them on career guidance, university choices and education loans to students.
+E-Book of 12 Personalities
+The World Federation of KSIMC
-He undertook a feasibility study on setting up of community Muslim schools in the UK.
+SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD
+February 2006 / Muharram 1427