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Shabbir Akhtar

Birth:1960
Death:24/07/2023

Dr Shabir Akhtar: A monumental loss for the Muslim Ummah and the intellectual world.

Their journeys are short but their impact is for generations to come. Such would be the case with Dr Shabbir Akhtar, a son of a bus driver from Bradford, a ...

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Sabiha Saleem

Birth:1931
Death:03/10/2023

Announcement from the Lewisham Islamic Centre

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiunTo Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.

Our Founder and Former Trustee Dr Sabiha Saleem returned to Allah Almighty on Tuesday the 3...

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Shamela Shamis

Birth:1952
Death:03/01/2024

On a windswept cold January afternoon, over 200 friends and relatives of Shamela Shamis gathered at the Green Lawns Cemetery, Warlingham in South London, to pay their last respects. The janaza prayers were offered on-site, and after the internment her family led the prayers for the deceased’s ease ...

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Syed Shahabuddin

Birth:1935
Death:2017

Diplomat turned politician An Indian who worked as a diplomat for the Indian Foreign Service, Syed Shahabuddin later became a politician and served three terms from 1979-1996 as a member of the Parliament of India.

He was known for his involvement in the Shah Bano case; a ...

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Syed Shahid Hussain

Birth:1932
Death:2015

Economist An economist and senior vice president of the World Bank Syed Shahid Husain played a key role in economic assistance to countries in Latin America, Africa and East Asia, in his 33-year career at the international financial institutions. He joined the Pakistani civil service in 1956 and in 1963 joined the ...

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Saud Bin Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Birth:1940
Death:2015

Saudi diplomat The most familiar face and voice of Saudi Arabia in western capitals for four decades was Prince Saud al-Faisal as foreign minister. One of the most influential members of the Saudi government, Prince Saud al-Faisal became the world's longest serving foreign minister, navigating four Saudi kings and seven ...

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Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Birth:1936
Death:

Saudi Arabia's ruler King Salman carries with him the best traditions of leadership and stands uniquely qualified to lead the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia toward the future. He has worked, since an early age, alongside most of the Kings of Saudi Arabia in building his country, and is personally credited ...

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Sadiq Khan

Birth:1970
Death:

British politician Elected as the first Muslim mayor of London, a Western capital city, Sadiq Khan won with more than 1.3 million votes, in what was called the biggest mandate in the history of British politics. And the Labour candidate managed his landslide, in 2016, even after his opponent smeared him as ...

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Shakil Auj

Birth:1960
Death:2014

Islamic scholar A distinguished scholar of Islamic studies Professor Shakil Auj having, relatively liberal views, was struck by assassins while he was on his way to a reception at the Iranian Cultural Centre in Karachi. Dean of Islamic Studies at Karachi University Professor Shakil Auj had no political enthusiasms, was ...

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Simin Behbahani

Birth:1927
Death:2014

A prominent Iranian poet and activist National poet and an icon of the Iranian intelligentsia and literati Simin Behbahani was affectionately referred to as the 'lioness of Iran'. She came from a generation that rediscovered the freedom of critical thinking in Iranian society controlled by absolute monarchy and refused to ...

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