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November 2013 volume No. 56 Issue No. 660

A Publication of World Memon Organisation www.wmopc.com

WMO 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGAM) 17th & 18th November 2013, JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai

From the Desk of the Editor07 The way forward for WMO

Cover Story08 Report of the 11th Annual General

Assembly Meeting & Other Meetings of WMO/WMOCF held at Dubai

12 Report of the Secretary General of WMO

15 Recommendations of the Governance Committee

18 Report of the General Secretary of WMOCF

21 Report of the Meeting of the International Ladies Wing (ILW)

24 Report of the Meeting of International Youth Wing (IYW)

27 Picture Gallery of the 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting & Other Meetings held at Dubai

Community News 36 MITI - Report of the Graduation

Ceremony of the 11th Batch of Boys & 9th Batch of Ladies Section

41 WMO Rozgar Scheme

42 Mr. Hanif Jakhura becomes Chairman of Executive Committee, Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depositories Group (ACG)

43 Memon Professional Forum (MPF)

45 Nasserpuria Memon Jamat, Canada’s 2-Day Festival

Travel48 Dubai

NOVEMBER 2013Volume No. 56Issue No. 660 Registration No. SS-038

Published and edited by: Umer A. Rehman for WMO

Printed by: Bilal Umar – ADK Printers

English SectionContents

A. Sattar JakhuraA. Hamid Suriya

World Memon Organisation (WMO)32/8, Street No. 6, MuslimabadOff: Kashmir Road Karachi

Yunus Suleman

(Far East Chapter)Deputy President

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Mahmood Shaikhani

Gujarati Section Urdu Section51 Memon Quom no bhootkal ma dokiyu53 Haji Wali Mohammad Motiwala56 Viswas57 King Fisher58 Savikar Samalochna

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TO THE WMO

Local Institutions, Foundation, Trusts,Social Welfare

FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

The World Memon Organisation (WMO) has been striving for over a decade for the welfare and well being of the Memon Community of the entire world. Many major projects have been launched worldwide through which the Memon community has been benefitted.

At the occasion of the 11th Annual General Meeting and other Meetings of WMO held in Dubai from 17th to 18th November 2013, various matters were discussed and the progress of the last year was reviewed and the activities for the next year were planned.

More than 150 delegates of Memon Community from around the world attended the meetings. All the Chapters of WMO presented their Performance Reports of the last year.

In the meeting, a report regarding the proposed restructuring of the World Memon Organisation was presented. This proposal was approved by the Board of Management of WMO, the Board of Trustees of WMOCF and in the Annual General Meeting. At these meetings, it was decided to retain one organization to avoid duplication of work. The salient features of the Report of Governance Committee are included in this issue.

The WMOPC has decided to establish a WMO Education Endowment Fund for those students of the Memon Community who are from middle and upper middle class and do not qualify for Zakat. The students will be given long term loans for education out of the income of this Endowment Fund. The Board of Trustees of the WMOCF held in Dubai on 17th November 2013, has authorized the WMO Pakistan Chapter to utilize the Trustees’ Fund lying in its Bank Accounts in Pakistan.

It was also stressed that an all out efforts be made to increase the number of members of WMO so that the World Memon Organisation truly becomes an international body of the Memon Community.

Let all of us join hands to strengthen the WMO to bring about a revolution in the Memon community and pave the way forward. Let there be not a single member of the Community uneducated and live below the poverty line. This can only be achieved if all of us sincerely strive for it.

Pir Muhammad A. KaliyaChief Editor

THE WAY FORWARD FOR WMO

7MEMON ALAM November 2013

Note: The Theme of the December 2013 issue of the Memon Alam will be “WMO Education Endowment Fund”

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8 MEMON ALAM NOVEMBER 2013

What better place to have the 11th AGM of the WMO other than Dubai, the founding city of WMO 11 years ago, a city full of Energy, Confident of its Future and making a name for it in the Global Stage, a familiar story as our own WMO

After a lot of hectic planning and last minute preparation the curtains opened for the 11th AGM with on 16th Nov 2013 with a few side line meetings held at J.W. Marriot in Deira, Dubai

Day 1 - 16th Nov 2013

International Ladies WingAs the saying goes “Ladies First” and so

it was with a meeting of the WMO Ladies under the auspicious of the International Ladies Wing (ILW) and chaired by the ILW Chairperson Ms Hawa Abdullah of Pakistan. Over 40 ladies from India, Pakistan, Canada, UAE, Sri Lanka, UK and South Africa took part in this discussion

The agenda for the day was the review of the various projects done at the Chapter levels, to share best practices and experiences, critically examine the success of the International Projects and chart the future for the ILW.

After a lot of talk, cross talk and excitement the following projects for 2014 were identified for implementation in 2014

Children with Special Needs – Continue and further expand

Memon Connections – more to be doneInternational Trade Exhibition - To be

held in Dubai in March’14. Promote Trade & Craft for Memon Ladies and give them opportunities for Networking and Business Promotions

Job Portal – Initiated by the Middle East Chapter and will be linked to the WMO Website once development in completed

Memon Language (Memoni) Promotion by Ladies at all Chapters

Memon Directory - Initiated by the Middle East Chapter to create a Business Network Directory

International Qirath Competition – A project of WMO ME Ladies Wing in Memory of Mohammed Ghazi Vahedna

International Youth WingNext it was the time for the Youth. Over

30 Young Ladies and Gents from all parts of the world meet under the Chairmanship of Arsalan Nara to chart their future action

plan under the IYW.The Youth Charter which has been

a work in Progress for the past 6 month was presented to the Youth and this was unanimously approved by all present

Thereafter after much deliberation the following projects were identified for 2014 and beyondWMO Website & Social Media - An IT committee to be formed with representation from each chapter which shall be responsible for maintenance and updates of the WMO International Web Site. Waseem Careem from South Africa will be in charge. All Social Media Networks to be activated. Creating a Job Portal as part of the youth exchange programInternational Youth Conference:

When: 3 days before the AGMWhere : Same Venue as AGM (Hosted by the same Chapter)Days: 2 daysFrequency : Annually2014 Theme : “Language and Culture”

Sports• Cricket - Memon Premier

League, to be held every 3 years. Next tournament in 2016, Next Host?• Indoor Sports - Together with

IYC, 3-4 Sports with separate sports for

Back to Base - Dubai11th AGM Report

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Ladies and Gents

Governance CommitteeThe WMO Governance Committee

which was established in Feb’13 in Colombo to review the overall Structure of the WMO to make it a more effective and transparent and be in line with similar International Organization

With Yunus Suleman of South Africa in the Chair, proposal based on the many Conference Calls, and legal advice was drafted for BOM and BOT approval.

The salient features of the final proposal are

• Retain WMO CF and change name to “WMO” and dissolve the present WMO (WMO Assets are taken over by WMO CF)• Board of Trustees: Only all Fully

Paid up Trustees will form the Board of Trustees• Role/Powers - Hold ll Assets of

WMO, Elect the WMO OB with the Chapter nominees. Fund Raising – Zakath and Lillah , Oversight Advisory role on the BOM – Bi Annual Reporting by BOM • Board of Management: Consist

of 3 nominees from each Chapter + 2 additional members each from India and Pakistan. The Chapter Chairman (VP) shall be one of the above• Fully Paid Trustees - the Chapter

Nominees shall elect the Office Bearers from the nominees. (President, Dep Pre, Sec Gen, ASG , Treasurer and Asst Treasurer)• Any nominee elected as an OB of

the WMO shall resign all post in the Chapter• Country/Cluster Chapter: Only

Fully Paid Trustees and Patrons will be members of the Chapter BOM• No other change in the current

Structures/Powers

Dhow Cruise - International Youth Wing

A special Dhow Cruise for all the Youth attending the AGM was arranged by the ME Youth Wing and Sponsored by the WMO. The event was attended by 46 people from all across the world with Pakistan, India & Middle East forming the bulk of the audience. The event provided an opportunity to the Memon Youth across the world to meet others and share their views and ideas. The main motive behind arranging a dhow cruise was to have fun plus work towards globalization which is one of the Key focus areas of the IYW. The event had a mix of some very experienced

community workers and some very new to the cause which allowed all to learn from each other.

The event started with forming of 7 groups with random nationalities and given one topic each to brainstorm among the group members and come up with detailed answer. The man of the moment was Mr. Altaf Vayani from Pakistan Chapter who sang a song in Memoni to portray the need to keep the Memoni language alive. The discussion ended with all groups sharing their views, followed by dinner.

The best part of the event was many people made new friends and the Global Memon Youth Community had the opportunity to come together in friendship and service

Day 2 - 17th Nov 2013

Day 2 was the time to begin the formal business of the AGM with the Board of Trustee (BOT) meeting of WMO CF scheduled for morning and Board of Management (BOM) meeting of WMO scheduled for the afternoon

Board of Trustees Meeting of WMOCF

The BOT meeting was held at 10.00AM at the J.W. Marriott, Deira Dubai chaired by the WMO CF Chairman Mr Suleiman Noor Mohamed (Solly Noor)

As always Solly Bha emphasized the need to increase the Zakath Collection of WMO in order to meet the bare necessities of hundreds of Memon’s living in Parts of India and Pakistan in object poverty while we live and meet in 5 Star comforts. Zakath is our commitment to Allah (SWT), and by no means a favor we do anybody and we need to set our sights higher and go for bigger bolder targets for collection.

Trustee Fee Update & Usage, ARY Buy Back settlements, Memon Medical Institute, Zakath were some of the important points of discussions which were deliberated and future actions agreed. Yunus Suleman Chairman Gov Com presented the draft proposal for the re-organization of WMO and WMO CF which was unanimously approved by the BOT.

Board of Management Meeting of WMO

After a sumptuous lunch sponsored by Shaikhani Group the Board of Management Meeting under the chairmanship of Abdul Satar Dada, President WMO was held at the same venue.

All Chapters presented their 2012 Achievements and projects which were followed by presentation by the Ladies and Youth Wings of WMO on their past achievements and future plans.

These were once again followed by the Gov Com presentation by Yunus Suleman which was also approved unanimously by the BOM

The days proceedings ended with a Dinner hosted for all delegates by Shabbir Merchant (Trustee, Middle East) and Mr Majid Ranani (Trustee, India)

Day 3 – 18th Nov 2013

Day 3 was the time for the actual AGM meetings of both the organizations

Annual General Assembly Meeting of the WMO

The 11th AGAM of the WMO with Abdul Satar Dada President in the chair saw the participation of over 150 Members and Well Wishers of the WMO participating.

An important highlight of the meeting was the address by Dr Muhammad Farooq Sattar, Parliamentary Leader for MQM in the National Assembly, Lower House of Pakistani Parliament. A prominent Social worker in Karachi, Pakistan, Dr Sattar a proud Memon himself and former Mayor of Karachi requested the WMO to Think Global and Act Local in the era of Global economy to utilize the natural inborn talents of the Memon’s world over. Calling WMO, a Weapon of Mass Ornaments, Dr Sattar offered a plot of land in city of Hyderabad to build a Cardiac Hospital for Sindh province. He requested the WMO to create a future Road map of 10-30 years to make the community – “Denevala athe, not lenevala athe”

Suleman Noor mohamed (Solly Noor), thanking Dr Sattar for the land, accept the offer to build a cardiac Hospital in Hyderabad and requested the Pakistan Chapter to start working on a project plan for same

Once again the Gov Com proposals were presented and unanimously accepted by the house.

Mr Yunus Suleman (Trustee Africa) was appointed as the Election Commissioner to conduct the WMO elections for 2014 and Karachi Pakistan was selected as the venue for the 12th AGAM to be held on 14th and 15th June 2014

The meeting was concluded after Appreciation Awards presentations by Middle East Chapters to the Office Bearers of WMO and WMO CF and Prominent Members/Well Wishers of the Middle East Chapter

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Annual General Meeting of the WMOCF

The 11th AGM of the WMO CF followed immediately after the WMO AGAM with Chairman Suleman Noor mohamed in the chair.

All chapters confirmed the 2013 Zakath Commitments will be completed 100% and agreed to an increase of 20% in the 2014 Zakath Commitment, accordingly the commitment by each Chapter for 2014 is as following

Africa US$ 600,000Europe US$ 360,000Far East US$ 240,000India US$ 720,000Middle East US$ 480,000Pakistan US$ 720,000TOTAL US$ 3,120,000

The disbursement was decided as 50/50 between India and Pakistan and accordingly each Chapter will be getting $1.56M for their respective Zakath Projects

The Lunch was hosted for all delegates by German Property House

Memon Traditional Dinner and Mini Trade Exhibition

Hassan and Memoona Darvesh very generously agreed to host all the delegates to a Traditional Memon Dinner at their Villa

in Jumera where a Mini Trade Exhibition organized by the Middle East ladies Wing was also held

Over 10 stalls exhibited and sold various hand craft produced by Memon Ladies/Organizations from India, Pakistan, South Africa, Middle East and Sri Lanka. This gave the delegates to pick up some beautiful handcraft items at reasonable prices, but also an important opportunity for lady entrepreneurs in the community to network & make business contact and at the same time show case their creative and business acumen.

In addition to a delicious Memon traditional dinner comprising of traditional dishes such as “Dhokra”, “Akini”, etc the guests were also entertained by 2 standup comedy acts, the first one being our very own duet of Sana Fayz (Daughter of Memoona Darvesh) & Aamir Majeed Latif which was followed by Salman Qureshi is a facilitator, trainer and a comedian rolled in one. During the dinner time the guest were treated to beautiful music of Mr.Bilal Patel, Pakistani Memon Born with a visual impairment, who left with no alternative, has taken to singing as a Profession.

Overall a very successful and satisfying conclusion to the 11th AGM with some very important and critical decisions and targets set as the WMO beginnings its second decade of service to the community and humanity

Some of the Key decisions/Targets set for future are

• Implementation of the Governance Com recommendation by the 12th AGM• Establishment of the WMO

Education Endowment Fund in Pakistan with a target of PKR 1.0B to offer loan for Higher Education• Setting up of a committee to

publish the Memon/English Dictionary • Mandate given to Investment Com

on the disposal of Dubai Properties• 2nd Edition of MPL to be held in

UK in 2015• 2nd IYC to be held with the next

AGM• Memon Business and Job Portals

to be created • WMO Website and Social Media

to be managed by the Youth Wing• International Ladies Trade

Exhibition• Proposal to be made for

establishment of a Cardiac Hospital in city of Hyderabad • Expansion of MITI with one

additional Floor to increase the No of Course on offer and increase the student intake• 2014 Zakat target of US$ 3,120,000.

A heart congratulation and appreciation to the Middle East Chapter for a Job Well Done

by:Shahid Sangani COO – WMO

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Honorable President of WMO, the Chairman of WMOCF, the Office Bearers of WMO and WMOCF, members of the Board of Management and Board of Trustees, and all other respected members. I am pleased to present before you the Report of the World Memon Organisation for the year ended 31st December 2012.

The World Memon Organisation has come a long way since its inception on 31st March 2002 at Dubai. WMO has completed its first decade of service to humanity and entered into a new decade with determination to work more vigorously for the welfare and well being of the community.

The WMO is now at a point when the last ten years have to be reviewed and the next ten years have to be planned. I had stressed this point at the last Annual General Meeting held in London and today, I am

again stressing on this point at this Meeting. The WMO has strived so hard over the years

but in fact, even after eleven years, the mission of WMO has just begun, in a sense, and a very long journey lies ahead. A lot more has to be done.

As you know, poverty in the Memon Community is indeed a great tragedy. The Memon Community is faced with numerous problems and poverty can be ascribed as one of the main causes for the multiple issues faced by the Community.

At the time of establishment of the World Memon Organisation (WMO), the pioneers of WMO recognized that education is the key to prosperity and is the only way to improve the quality and standards of living of the members of the MemonCommunity.OneoftheAims&Objectives, as mentioned in the Constitution of WMO, exclusively focuses on poverty alleviation:

“7.4. to work for the alleviation of poverty in the Memon Community and to

improve the quality and standards of living of its members.”

I take this opportunity to appeal to all members of WMO to work harder and make WMO stronger and help it to fulfill its vision and mission.

Elections of Office Bearers for 2012-2014

The year 2012 was an election year and accordingly Mr Yunus Sulaiman of South Africa was appointed as Election Commissioner by the Board to conduct the Elections in all active Chapters of the WMO. Individual Election Commissioners where thereafter appointed by him and very successful elections were carried out.

Thereafter, at the BOM Meetings held on 23rd June 2012, the following Office Bearers of the WMO were elected to hold office for 2 years:

REPORT OF THE WORLD MEMON ORGANISATION (WMO)Presented by Mr. Pir Muhammad A. Kaliya, Secretary General, WMO at the 11th Annual

General Assembly Meeting held at J.W. Marriott, Dubai, UAE on 18th November 2013

Position Name Chapter of Origin

President A. Sattar Dada Africa Chapter

Senior Deputy President Sir Iqbal Sacranie Europe Chapter

Deputy President Ashraf Sattar Far East Chapter

Secretary General Pir Muhammad A.Kaliya Pakistan Chapter

Deputy Secretary General Bashir Sattar Europe Chapter

Treasurer M. Yousuf Adil Pakistan Chapter


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Constitution Amendments A Constitution Amendment Committee was

appointed at the AGAM held in Sri Lanka and the Committee placed its recommendation for changes to the Constitution of the WMO, the Articles of Associations of the WMO CF and the Standings Orders of WMO and WMO CF. These were deliberated during the various meetings in London and were unanimously adopted by the general membership with some minor changes. The revised Constitution has addressed some critical short comings in the original constitution which was adopted at the inception of the Organization, and with these changes, Insha Allah the organization will become more Dynamic and Transparent Trustees

I am pleased to confirm that the total number of Trustees, at present, is 53, out of which 24 Trustees have paid their subscription in full. I think that there is a great potential in our community to become Trustees and with a little persuasion many members of the community may become Trustees.

Patrons There are also 69 Patrons of WMO.The

number of Patrons can also be increased if concerted efforts are made in this direction by each Chapter.

Life & Annual MembersThe number of Life and Annual members

is still very low and the office bearers of every chapter are earnestly requested to persuade the members of the community to join WMO.

Performance of the ChaptersThe welfare activities of WMO are being

carried out through its various chapters. In a short span of time, the welfare activities have

increased multifold particularly in India and Pakistan. Both these chapters are spending huge amounts in providing financial help for education, housing, etc.

FundsThe welfare budget of WMO for the

current year is over US $3 million. There is an urgent need of raising additional funds for meeting the requirement of the community for education and rehabilitation.

We humbly request the members of the community at large to please come forward and give us a helping hand so that the posterity of the Memon Community can bear the fruits of your generosity.

WMO Audited AccountsWe are pleased to inform you that the

accounts of WMO for the year ended 31st December 2012 are presented herewith for your review and approval.

It may be noted that chapter-wise Accounts of Pakistan, U.K. and Middle East have been audited by local Auditors which have been consolidated. The Audited Accounts of Far East and Africa Chapters are also presented herewith.Annual Report 2012 17

Thanks and Acknowledgment First of all, I would like to thank the

Office Bearers of WMO - Mr. Abdul Sattar Dada (President), Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob Gandhi (Founder-President), Sir Iqbal Sacranie (Senior Deputy President), Mr. Ashraf Sattar (Deputy President), Mr. Bashir Sattar (Deputy Secretary General), Mr. Muhammad Yousuf Adil (Treasurer) and all Office Bearers of various chapters for their continuous support.

I am also grateful to Mr. Solly Noor (Chairman of WMOCF) and other Office Bearers of WMOCF for their cooperation

I am also thankful to Mr. Shahid M. Sangani, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of WMO for coordinating the affairs of WMO in an efficient and befitting manner.

Special thanks to the WMO Pakistan Chapter and its Office Bearers for extending complete support for the smooth running of the WMO Secretariat in Pakistan. My gratitude goes to Mr. Shoaib Ismail Mangroria (Vice President), Mr. H.M. Shahzad (Assistant Secretary General) and all other Office Bearers of WMO and WMOCF for their cooperation and support in discharging my duties as the Secretary General of WMO.

We are grateful to the Office Bearers and all members of the Board of Management of Middle East Chapter, who on our request were kind enough to make necessary arrangements for these meetings.

We gratefully acknowledge generous contribution and donations of the Philanthropists, Trustees, Patrons, Other Members, well-wishers without whose timely contributions it would not have been possible to pursue various goals of WMO.

We are hopeful that with the passage of time, the generous contributions of the donors and philanthropists would increase significantly for the welfare and well-being of the Memon community in particular and the humanity at large.

May Almighty Allah Bless us in our endeavors to serve the humanity and give us the strength and guidance to ameliorate the sufferings of the less fortunate members of our Community. Ameen

Pir Muhammad A. Kaliya Secretary General, WMO,

Region Vice President Assistant Secretary General

Africa Mr. Yunus Suleman Mr. Aslam Kalla

Europe Mr. Hanif Osman Dada Mr. Imran Panaawala

Far East Mr. A.C. Saleem Mr. Majeed Karim

India Mr. Majid Ranani Mr. Shafi Mulani

Middle East Mr. Iqbal Dawood Mr. Ahmed Shaikhani

Pakistan Mr. Shoaib Ismail Mangroria Mr. H.M. Shahzad

The following Individuals were appointed as Chapter’s Office Bearers to hold the office for next two years.

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15MEMON ALAM NOVEMBER 2013

At the Exco Com Meeting held on 21st February 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka a Governance Committee was appointed to study the Operations and Constitution of the WMO and WMO CF to recommend changes to the Organization in order to make it more effective in achieving the Aims and Objectives as set out in the Constitution of the WMO.

The Committee comprised of: 1. Yunus Suleman (Chairman)2. Gulaam Abdoola3. Bashir Satar4. Yusuf Kamdar5. Farook Kassim6. Pir Mohamed Kaliya7. Haroon Karim8. Shahid Sangani (Secretary)

At the first meeting of the Committee held on 23rd Feb, Nowshad Gani was also co-opted to the Com in view of his involvement in the drafting of the Constitution of the WMO and his legal Background.

Mandate of the Governance Committee

1. Review the relevance of the WMO CF and recommend changes to the structure, including the need to retain WMOCF.

2. Review the Constitution of the WMO and consider whether amendments are required tomake the organization more relevant to the present needs of the community and make it more effective and efficient in carrying out the Principal Objectives of the Organization as set out in the Constitution

a. Consider a change from Chapters to Countries

b. Define the Role of the WMO BOM and recommend changes to the Governance structure including the No of Members of the BOM

c. Ownership and Custody of Immovable properties of WMO/WMOCF

d. Changes to the accounting Policies including making accounting independent in each Chapter/Country

e. Define the Role and responsibilities of

the Office Bearers and their Eligibility criteria for holding office

f. Recommend a set of Global Policies and Procedures to be followed in all critical areas of organization function and influence

g. Consider an Effective Executive Structure to ensure Legal & Compliance

h. Develop a Code of Conduct for the Board as well protocol for meetings

The Committee was given a time frame of 6 months to make the final recommendations to the Exco/ BOM for consideration.

The Governance Committee finalized its recommendations in its meeting held on 16th November 2013 at Dubai. It was decided to present the Reports in the Meeting of the Board of Management of WMO and the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of WMOCF held on 17th November 2013.

The Recommendations were approved unanimously at both the Meetings. Thereafter, the Report was presented in the 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting of WMO held on 18th November 2013, where it was also approved unanimously.

Recommendations of the Governance Committee


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PROPOSED CHANGES• Retain WMO CF and change name

to “WMO”• WMO Assets are taken over by

WMO CF• Retain Charity Status in UK (with

WMO CF)• Dissolve the present WMO

Board of Trustees

• All Fully Paid up Trustees will form the Board of Trustees

• Elect a Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary among them

• Hold Office for 3 years and maximum of 2 terms

Role/Powers

• Hold All Assets of WMO• Elect the WMO OB with the

Chapter nominees• Fund Raising – Zakath and Lillah • Oversight Advisory role on the

BOM – Bi Annual Reporting by BOM

Board of Management

• Consist of 3 nominees from each

Chapter + 2 additional members each from India and Pakistan. The Chapter Chairman (VP) shall be one of the above

• Fully Paid Trustees + the Chapter Nominees shall Elect the Office Bearers from the nominees. (President, Dep Pre, Sec Gen ASG , Treasurer and Asst Treasurer)

• Any nominee elected as an OB of the WMO shall resign all post in the Chapter

• Term of Office – 2 years and can hold Office for only 2 Consecutive Terms

Country/Cluster Chapter

• Only Fully Paid Trustees and Patrons will be members of the Chapter BOM

• The Chapter VP shall be the local Chapter Chairman

• No other change in the current Structures/Powers

RECOMMENDATIONS

• In Principal Approval of the BOT and BOM for the proposed changes

• Thereafter obtain the necessary legal opinion for the changes

• Draft the amendments to the WMO & WMO CF Constitution/Articles of Association to above the proposed changes

• Final Approval of All Regulatory changes to be approved by the BOT and BOM – by March’14

• Approve the new Constitution/Articles of Association at the 12th AGM

RESOLUTION

The Board of Management of WMO hereby resolves as follows:-

1. Retain WMO CF and Dissolve the present WMO

2. Thereafter change name of WMO CF to “WMO”

3. Transfer all present WMO Assets to New WMO

4. Appoint legal counsel to revise the WMO CF Constitution/Articles of Association for the proposed changes

5. Obtain Tax opinion to support the proposed changes

6. Adopt the above mention changes at a AGM/EGM before the 12th AGM

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Assalamu Allaikum Warakhmathulla Wabarakathua. In the name of Allah, the most

beneficent, the most merciful

Honourable Chairman and the Trustees of World Memon Organization Charitable Foundation, it is my pleasure to submit the General Secretary’s Report for the year 2012 as we complete 10 years of Service to Humanity under the banner of World Memon Organization (WMO).

WMO was formed in the year 2002 under a Visionary Leadership of our Founding Members to Unite the Memon’s across the Global and make the community strong in all aspects of life, be it Education, Housing, Commerce, Religion etc. Memon’s for generations have

been a God fearing, Philanthropic community working towards the upliftment and betterment of their community and nation, and this was the founding Ethos of WMO.

Our achievements as we end a decade of service have been reflection of this ethos. Over the last decade the WMO has contributed over US$ 25M in community development work across Education, Housing, Self Employment, Medical etc. However there is much to be done. There are over thousands of our Memon Brothers and Sisters in India, Pakistan and parts of Asia and Africa who do not have a roof over their head, don’t get a decent meal a day, have no access to education and live in abject poverty crying for our support and prayers. As we gather for our 11th AGM in the City of our founding,

Dubai it is time to reflect on these issues as we step into our 2nd decade of service to Humanity

MeetingsThe 9th and the 10th AGM’s of the

Foundations was held on 21st and 23rd of June 2012 respectively at the Memon Centre, Balham, London hosted by the WMO Europe Chapter. In addition to the AGM, 2 meetings of the Board of Trustees were held during the same time in London.

Amendments to the Articles of Association and the Standing Orders of the Foundation were approved and adopted at the 9th AGM.

Thereafter a new Board of Management of the Foundation consisting of the following Members were appointed at the 10th AGM for a 2 year period

General Secretary’s Report for 2012World Memon Organization Charitable Foundation (WMOCF)

Chairperson Mr. Sulaiman Noormohamed (Solly Noor)

Deputy Chairperson Mr. Haroon Karim

General Secretary Mr. Feizul Ayub

Treasurer Mr. Syed Mia

Asstt. Gen. Secy. Mr Mahmood Shaikhani

Members Mr. Arif Habib

Mr. Shoaib Ismail Mangroria

Mr. Eliyas Kareem

Mr. Ismail Gadit

Mr. Nowsad Gani


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A total of US$ $ 2,432,000 was disbursed during 2012 and 2013 across Education, Housing, and Women up liftment, etc. A detail disbursement of Zakath across chapters/projects is given elsewhere in this Annual Report

The Zakath Commitment of US$ 2,600,000 was made by the Chapters at the 10th AGM for year 2013 and it is hoped we will exceed this target as in the year 2012

Trustees2 New Trustees joined the Foundation

in 2013 and I warmly welcome them, namely Mr Arif Habib of Pakistan and Mr Yunus Sulaiman of South Africa. With their inclusion we have a total of 53 Trustees of whom 24 have paid their fees in full. The timely payment of Trustee Fee has been a concern in the past few years and it is hoped the Trustees will make all attempts to regularize their Fee’s and help to strengthen the finances of the foundation.

The majority of the Trustee Fee usage has now been reconciled and with this another long pending issue has been resolved

InvestmentsThe Buy Back Agreement with ARY

has been finally resolved and we are in possession of 12 out of 16 shops. The possession of the balance 4 shops will be given to us in the near future, however we are receiving the rental income from all 16 shops.

The rental income from the 11 Apartments in Dubai has also been

regularised.The ownership/procession of the

3 Apartments gifted to the WMO by Mr Mohamed Anwer Chawdhry of Bangladesh was finalized during the early part of 2013.

I am happy to state the Foundation is earning an income of over AED 50,000 a month from all our combined Real Estate investments in Dubai, UAE

Since reaching the agreement with ARY Group to transfer the 16 Shops to WMO CF in lieu of the Buy Back Agreements, the property prices in Dubai have appreciated considerably and at current market value, the 16 shops valuation has appreciated by over 30%

FinanceWith the resolution of the Buy Back

Agreement and the improved income from the investments the overall financial situation of the foundation has improved considerably.

The Audited Accounts for 2012 have been audited and are presented at the AGM for confirmation.

However the Audited Accounts do not reflect all the funds laying in credit of the foundation in Africa Chapter, Far East Chapter, Middle East Chapter and Pakistan Chapter and it is hoped this anomaly will be corrected before the 2013 Audit is completed.

Any other MattersThe performance of the WMO

Chapters has seen much improvements and it is hoped this positive trend will continue in the future. The Ladies Wing has been

active with “Memon Connection” and the Youth Wing was launched in Sri Lanka in February 2013.

A matter which has been of concern in the recent past has been the Governance and Performance of the WMO and in order to address this issue, a Governance Committee was appointed in February 2013.

Their findings and recommendations are included as a separate item on the agenda for consideration and suitable decision to be taken for the future betterment of the organization.

Our beloved Founder President Haji Abdul Razak has been aligning for quite some time and our Dua’s and prayers go for his speedy recovery

My sincere appreciation to our Chairman Mr Sulaiman Noormohamed (Solly Noor) and WMO President Mr Abdul Satar Dada for their support and guidance and all others Office bearers and members of the extended WMO family for their support and encouragement to carry out my duties

Jazakallah ho Khairan.

Feizul Ayob

General SecretaryWMO Charitable Foundation

“Those who (in charity) Spend of their goods By night and by day In secret and in Public, Have their reward With their Lord: On them shall be no fear, Nor shall they grieve” – Surah Baqara, Verse 274.

ZakathThe total Zakath commitment received from all Chapters for 2012 was US$

2,150,000 and I am happy to state the actual collection was US$ 2,460,000/, 12% above the target. Of the 5 chapters 4 chapters

fulfilled their commitment in full and it is hoped in future the other chapter will also meet their commitment in full

Chapter 2012 Commitment 2012 - Actual Rcvd 2013 – Commitment

Africa $ 500,000.00 $ 811,602.70 $ 500,000.00

Europe $ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00

Far East $ 150,000.00 $ 159,437.74 $ 200,000.00

India $ 300,000.00 $ 335,435.84 $ 600,000.00

Middle East $ 400,000.00 $ 302,160.39 $ 400,000.00

Pakistan $ 500,000.00 $ 500,655.00 $ 600,000.00

TOTAL $ 2,150,000.00 $ 2,409,291.67 $ 2,600,000.00

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World Memon Organisation Middle-East, (Ladies Wing) Dubai had hosted their Tradtional Memon Gala Dinner @ the Hassan Darvesh Villa in Jumeirah, Dubai, on the 18th of November 2013. This event was a part of the WMO Annual General Meeting held in Dubai from the 16th to the 18th of November at the J.W.Marriot in Dubai, U.A.E.

The international delegations from visiting chapters consisted about 140 people and about 350 people consisting of Patrons, Trustees, life and Annual members from the local chapter with their spouses were a part of the Gala Dinner. His honour the Consul General of Sri Lanka also graced the occasion with his honourable presence.

International Mini-Trade Exhibition

The programme began with the inauguration of the International Mini-trade Exhibition with about 20 stalls put up by international as well as the local chapter.

There was a display of a variety of goods like handicrafts and home made goods from India, Pakistan and South Africa made by the special needs children and by the underprivileged class in Mumbai and Sri Lanka.

There were also other stalls put up by the local members and consisted of dazzling and trendy,designer Pakistani outfits, stone-studded foot wear, designer jewellery, and Henna stall for ladies to decorate their hands

by the Henna expert from Pakistan.There was even a make-up artist who gave the girls a free makeover, which served very well for dinner party.

There was a pastry shop by an aspiring memon pastry chef and Emarati ghawa (coffee) was being served for the visitors and the stall holders to refresh themselves to keep themselves going till the Gala Dinner.

Memon Women Entrepreneur’s Networking Event (MWENE)

This event took place during the trade exhibition and was organised by Farah Vahedna to inspire and promote women within the community. The networking event encourages women to discuss with each other their own individual skills and business and encourages women within the community to help their fellow members by either employing, supporting or introducing them to new business opportunities. The event is by the women and for the women and creates a support group for both seasoned tycoons and budding entrepreneurs- the aim is to generate business within the community for women and give them role models from among the members to guide and mentor them.

This lead to an exchange of flyers and visiting cards to help build a relationship

WMO M.E. (Ladies Wing) Traditional Gala Night in Dubai


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with one another.This made the whole event a very

interesting evening and by the end of Dinner almost every one were chatting with one another as if they have always known each other! To learn more a or participate in this bi-monthly event please contact Farah Vahedna on [email protected].

The Gala DinnerThen came the Gala dinner time, when

at 9pm the men joined their ladies who were already there from 7pm. The programme began by a welcome note by Farah Anwar Vahedna and then a Comedy show put up by the duo-Sana Fayz Latif and Aamir Latif, who set the crowd in peals of laughter with their comedy followed by the real professional comedian, Salman Qureishi.

This was followed by a bouquet and shawl presentation by Shaista Ali to the VIPs attending the event from the International chapters followed by a vote of thanks by Shabana Mussani. Prizes sponsored by Mr and Mrs Faisal Vahedna were awarded to the best traditionally dressed couple, best female traditional dress and the best male traditional dress.

The last item before dinner was the introduction of Mr.Bilal Patel, who is Pakistani memon, and was unfortunately born with a visual impairment, but has a very beautiful voice, brought in from Pakistan, specially to perform for the event with his enchanting voice with songs from the late Indian play-back singer Kishore Kumar with a choice of haunting melodies from Indian films.

The whole atmosphere became a grand Memon Mehfil with a festive look and feel, with mugra flowers, ladies wearing their beautiful grand traditional clothes like bandinis and khombis, with intricate embroideries on their long, flared & flowy garments, the men in their embroidered Kurtas and Shalwar Khameez filling the atmosphere with grandeur and memories never to be forgotten for a very long time.

In addition to dinner hosted by the Darvesh’s, the menu included traditional memon food which was specially home made by members of the Ladies Wing in Dubai to honour the visiting international delegates and deserves a special mention as they are unique products of the memon community and available only in Memon homes. The Main Dishes include: Fish and Vegetable Dhokrey,Lamb Akhni, Methi Kheema and Naan,Dal Gosht,China Grass Halwa, Gajar Ka Halwa, and sooji ka Halwa.

Everyone enjoyed the event thoroughly. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the grand success of the event to everyone for it is a joint effort by each and every-one present there.

To Mrs.Hawa Abdulla who is President of the WMO International (Ladies Wing) and also President of the Pakistan Chapter, Mrs. Fazila Ismail Head of S.Africa Chapter,Mrs.Shamim Osman of U.K. Chapter, Mrs.Shabana Darvesh of India Chapter and Mrs.Shazia Sanghani of Sri Lanka Chapter, for their Graceful presence at the Event and for their co-operation and appreciation of the event and their encouraging words to the young Volunteers.

Mr.Shahid Sanghani, the Chief Operating Officer who inspired the whole event by bringing all the ladies committee together in his conference calls for a discussion of the event and specially holding meetings in Dubai to discuss the event with the committee, coming all the way from Sri Lanka.

To the Male Committee of the WMO M.E. who are a part of the sponsors of the Gala Dinner, headed by Mr.Iqbal Dawood and Mr.Ahmed Shaikhani, and Mrs.

Shabana Razzak, without whom it was impossible to put up the event. A special mention to Mr Haroon Yousuf Ladha for all his assistance and coordination during the course of preparations.

The Ladies Committee Members in Dubai, Mrs. Shabana Razzak, Mrs.Saeeda Yakoob, Mrs.Habiba Maklai, Mrs.Maimoona Darvesh and to Mrs Naseem Ranani for her special attendance and help.

Our Special thanks to • The performers, Mr.Bilal Patel, Mr.Salman

Qureishi, Aamir, Sana, Farah and Shaista for their on stage performances and presentations.

• To the sponsors who have always supported us with their generous gifts in every event not leaving out even this event:

• Mr. & Mrs. Faisal Vahedna, Mr.& Mrs.Yaseen Merchant, Mrs.Saeeda Yakoob, Mrs.Shaista Ali

• the Volunteer Team of the WMO lead by the 4 Head Volunteers.viz, Saadiya Noorani Tariq, Sana Latif Darvesh, Reshma Sajid Patel, & Farah Anwar Vahedna.

• Our sincere Thanks to the Ladies who cooked the Food: Mrs. Ruksana Shivani, Mrs.Maimoona, Maklai,Mrs.Shabana Razzak, Mrs.Saeeda Yakoob, Mrs.Shahida Faisal, Mrs.Habiba Maklai, Mrs.Sunehra Fahad, Mrs.Uzma Maklai, Mrs.Maimoona Darvesh.

• Our thanks to Mr.Arafat Iqbal of Delhi Darbar Restaurant for catering the rest of the food and his compliance at every step to make the event a success.

• A very special thanks to the staff of Mrs.Maimoona Darvesh for their hard work and co-operation to put up the event.

• The event could never be successful without the patronisation of the International Delegation from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, U.K. and U.S.A. who went out of their way to attend the AGM, leaving all their commitments and their families and responsibilities behind and making this event a Grand Success, taking part in the International Mini-Trade exhibition with their beautiful presence, encouraging words and appreciation of the Event.

• To all the Patrons, Trustees, Life Members, Annual Members and their spouses, of the WMOME (Dubai & Sharjah) who graced the occasion with their presence.

• Last but not the least, we thank the Almighty Allah (subhanahu-wa-ta-aala) for His loving care in making it possible for us all to meet and share such a grand feast together. If He did not will it all this was not possible.Please send in your Mail to:wmo@wmome.

org or to [email protected] to register and

become a member.

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The BeginningThe World Memon Organisation

(WMO) has numerous welfare projects and also promotes socio-cultural activities among the Memon women and youth. For this purpose, the WMO has established Ladies Wing and Youth Wings in each of its eight chapters.

Recently, an International Youth Conference (IYC) was held during February 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the aim of bringing the youth of the Memon Community on a single platform. At the IYC, it was decided to form an International Youth Wing (IYW). Mr. Arsalan Arif Nara from Pakistan Chapter was nominated as the first ever Chairman of the IYW.

Initially, the team consisted of eight members including the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of WMO, but now as per the charter, the number of members have increased to twelve including the COO of

WMO. The Chairman and his team were

given the task to develop a youth charter to chalk out a way forward for the Memon youth from around the world.

Regular tele-conferences were held from time to time in this regard. After which, a youth charter was developed for presentation in the Meeting of the International Youth Wing at J. W. Marriot, Dubai on Saturday, 16th November 2013. The members of the youth wing unanimously approved the charter for its final presentation at the Board of Management (BOM) of WMO meeting scheduled to held on 17th November 2013 at the same venue.

The Youth charter that was developed is presented below.

Youth CharterWMO Website & Social Media -

An IT committee to be formed with

representation fromeach chapter which shall be responsible for maintenance and updates of the WMOInternational Web Site and activate all Social Media Networks. Wasim Carrim of SouthAfrica to lead this initiative.

Create a Job Portal as the 1st step towards Future Youth Exchange Program

International Youth Conference: Every year, 3 days before the AGM & at the same venue as the AGM. Theme for 2014 was decided as “Language & Culture”

SportsCricket - Memon Premier League, to

be held every 3 years. Next tournament in 2016.

Indoor Sports - Together with IYC, 3-4 Sports with separate sports for Ladies and Gents

Even more a separate fund for the Youth wing was demanded for its future working.

WMO International Youth Wing (IYW) Meet-up in Dubai


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Dhow CruiseThe meeting was followed by a special Dhow Cruise arranged by

the Youth Wing of Middle East Chapter and sponsored by the WMO. The event was attended by 46 youth wing members from all chapters of WMO with Pakistan, India & Middle East forming the bulk of the audience. The main motive behind arranging a dhow cruise was to have fun plus work towards betterment which is one of the Key focus areas of the IYW.

The event started with group forming with random nationalities. Each group was given one topic for discussion, the member after brainstorming among the group members came up with a detailed answer. The star of the night was Mr. Altaf Vayani, sang a song in Memoni to portray the need to keep the Memoni language alive.

The discussion ended with all groups sharing their views, followed by a dinner. This networking dinner gave the opportunity to youth in the community to make new friends and come together as one group for service under the newly formulated wing of WMO.

This marked the end for the working of the newly formed IYW at “Back to Base” event, the 11th AGM of WMO, in DUBAI.

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The Meeting of the Board of Trustees of WMOCF held on 17th November 2013 at Dubai


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Meeting of the Board of Management of WMO held on 17th November 2013 at Dubai


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11th Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGAM) of WMO held on 18 November 2013 at Dubai

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Graduation Ceremony Report11th Batch of Boys & 9th Batch

of LadiesIts indeed a moment of profound pleasure when somebody sees the fruit of the plant, he nurtured with

his own hands.. The same pleasant moment was seen when the students were awarded

with the certificates of achievement in the Graduation Ceremony of MITI

After completion of four months training program which is based on Theory, Practical, Monthly Test, Class Evaluation,

Project Assignment and Final Exam.. Students’ diligence and efforts get paid off in this Ceremony in which the achievers are awarded with certificates which is a proof of their merit and professional skills.


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That exclusive ceremony of MITI batch-11 (May 2013 – August 2013) was held on Oct.22nd.2013 at the Foyer of campus and was attended by the Management committee of MITI including Chairman,

C.O.O, Male and Female sections Principals, Administration and H.R manager. Besides them, the officials of KYI –Karachi Youth Initiative which provided scholarships to 600 students of risk-factor and vulnerable

youth from Lyari, Sultanabad and Korangi, and Representatives of “Hands Foundation” were also present;Teachers of all departments and off course the students were also a part of this memorable program.


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It was started with the recitation of Holy Quran and Naat-e-Rasool and was proceed with the national anthem. The host of ceremony Mr. Furqan Aziz –Admin. Manager MITI, greeted all the audience and spoke about the training course; Mr. ShahabHussain –C.OO MITI then addressed and shared the experience

of passed out batch. Onwards, three students of KYI scholarship program who were the highest percentage scorers too, shared their success stories about how deprived and meaningless their lives were and how it transformed into such constructive and purposeful lives. They also spoke about the things they learnt

and brought change in their thinking-patterns; they also shared about their job placement strategy and were excited about their professional career. Their loyalty of words and enthusiasm for future and gratitude for MITI and WMO was witnessed by the audience and was encouraged with warm claps.

1. Amjad Hussain (Resident of Korangi)Student of Industrial Electrain (Passed

the course with 95%)A sensitive boy of intermediate, whose

father is a hawker of Kachori. And he himself was working extremly hard on medical clininc for consecutive 6 hours in evening to bear his educational expenses. He took admission in MITI with a dream of professional and skilful life and showd 100 % attandence in course. He got highest percentage in class and now working as an electrician on daily wages.

He stated in his story that his interaction with MITI is his life’s most golden period and he got a new self within who is confident, focus and a successful person. He paid high gratitude to KYI for giving him such remarkable opportunity.

2. Waqar Ahmed (Resident of Lyari)Student of Web Designing (Passed the

course with 93%)A 21-years old boy, who completed his

intermediate and had no idea what to do next, he used to spend his time in teaching school on very low pay and his father is a Rikshaw Driver. He got admission in MITI by the camps, placed in his area and despite all the opposition from area people and cruical circumstances, showed full attendance and dedication in the class.

He expressed his feelings with great affection for the professional skills he learnt and saluated his teachers for the brilliant teaching. He is now working on Web Free Lancing Projects and his 1st earning work is designing Visiting Cards. He is also planning to work on websites making.

3. Adnan Khan (Resident of Sultanabad) Student of Generator Operating (Passed

the ourse with 92%) He is student of Matriculation, whose

family is migrated to Karachi from Sawat. His father is an employee on a rental shop of generator repairing. He decided to take admission in the course to assisst his father with the latest techniques and skills and make his hectic job feasible and advanced.

He mentioned in his story that he used to hear about Change, Change but after completion of course in MITI, he actually got the meaning of change as he experienced no discrimination of caste, creed, race and language during his four month course program. He paid his enormous gratitude to WMO, MITI and exclusively to KYI.

The stories above, brought a spirit of unity, brotherhood and nationalism in audience. Teachers got huge encouragement as they saw their studetns, giving high privileged to them while the other students of program got a great motivation to do the same extra-ordinary things and illuminate the names of their teachers.

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Afterwards Mr. HM Shahzad–chairman MITI addressed the audience and congratulated the achievers for their results and wished them good luck for the future. He also spoke about the Industrial Relation Department which is

fervidly working for the job employment of students and invoked students to be in contact with MITI and keep the learning circle ever-green.

Lastly the students of MITI, KYI, BBSYDP,

and Hands Foundation were awarded with the certificates; it was a moment of great delight and gladness. Audience congratulated the achievers by the huge round of applause and stood up for the young champions.

(The same program was held in afternoon for the female section and was proceed with the same pattern)

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The Rozgar Scheme was launched in May, 2011. Under this Scheme, Auto Rickshaws and Sewing Machines are provided to poor and deserving members of the Memon Community to help them earn a decent livelihood.

We are extremely grateful to Mr. M.

Farooq Ahmed of UAE for his initiative and continuous financial support.

The response to the Rozgar Scheme has been overwhelming. So far, 862 applications for Sewing Machines and 408 applications for Auto Rickshaws have been received.

Under this Scheme, Water hand pumps

have also been installed in remote villages of Sindh.

The World Memon Organisation has so far distributed Auto Rickshaws, Sewing Machines and Water hand pumps to the tune of Pak Rs. 10,388,790/- equivalent to US$ 103,890/-. The details are as under:

WMO ROZGAR SCHEME

S.NO PARTICULARS NO AMOUNT IN PAK RUPEES

1 Auto Rickshaws delivered (Zakat fund) 43 7,787,000

2 Sewing Machines delivered (Zakat fund) 381 2,501,790

3 Water hand pumps installed (General fund) 20 100,000

GRAND TOTAL: 10,388,790

SUMMARY OF ZAKAT/DONATIONS RECEIVED & DISTRIBUTED (MAY, 2011 TO NOVEMBER, 2013)

We request the philanthropists and other well-wishers of the Memon Community to support this scheme so that poverty in the community is reduced.

Yasin G.M.Chairman Rozgar Scheme

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42 MEMON ALAM November 2013

The Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited has become the

Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depositories Group (ACG) Secretariat for the

next three-year term.

Muhammad Hanif Jakhura, chief executive officer of the Central

Depository Company of Pakistan Limited has been elected as the chairman of

the executive committee of Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depositories Group

(ACG) for a three-year term during the proceedings of the ACG 17 annual

general meeting held in Dhaka from October 20 to 21.

The Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group (ACG) is a

representative organisation of securities, depositories and clearing companies of

the region and is working to facilitate the exchange of information and promote

mutual assistance among members. CDC is among the ACG’s 32 member institutions that represent 23 countries.

With this appointment, Jakhura will also represent the Asia-Pacific Region on the Executive Board of the World

Forum of CSDs (WFC), the global body of five regional CSD associations, including Americas’ Central Securities

Depositories Association (ACSDA), Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD), European

Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA), Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA)

and ACG.

Jakhura will serve on the Steering Committee of WFC 2015, a biannual global event of CSDs around the world.

He will also represent ACG on other platforms such as the International Securities Services Association (ISSA),

Association of Global Custodians (AGC) and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems of the International

Organization of Securities Commissions (CPSS-IOSCO)

Source: The News, Friday, October 25, 2013

Mr. Hanif Jakhura becomes Chairman of Executive

Committee, Asia-Pacific Central

Securities Depositories Group (ACG)

Memon Professional Forum (MPF), which came in to existence in January 1985, Memon Professional Forum (MPF), is a

prestigious body of professionals belonging to the Memon Community.

MPF is a Forum of Memon Professionals from different disciplines for Promoting Professional Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Self development, Networking, Knowledge dissemination for its members,

Promoting higher Professional education, Mentoring for new entry level and facilitate Community in sustainable development.

Today the Forum Membership comprises over Nine Hundred and Sixty Four professionals from various disciplines. The membership cover the entire spectrum, from senior professional occupying eminent position in their respective fields in Pakistan and abroad to young professionals who are in the early stages of their carrier. This

gives MPF the Potential for becoming a very strong and representative institution for the Memon Community.

The MPF was formed to foster Networking amongst members of various discipline such as Doctors, Engineers, Architects, Accountants, Lawyers, MBA’s, Tax Practitioners and any other recognized professional body. The objective of the Forum are comprehensively, spelt out in the Memorandum of Association

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Memon Professional Forum (MPF)

The newly elected Office Bearers and Members of Managing Committee of Memon Professional Forum.

Following Office Bearers and Members of Managing Committee of Memon Professional Forum were elected in the 29th Annual General Body Meeting held on 29th Sept 2013 for the term 2013-15

1. Mr. Mehmood Parekh, President, 2. Mr. Asharaf Ayub Mandvia, Sr.Vice President, 3. Engr. Gulzar Ahmed Memon ,Vice President, 4. Mr. Rizwan Usman, Hon.Secy.General 5. Mr. Mustafa Hanif Balagamwala Joint Secy. 6. Mr. Danish Arif Patel, Treasurer

Whereas Mr. Mushtaq A.Madraswala, Mr.Abdul Aziz Tayabani, Mrs. Rehana A.Aziz, Tayabani, Mr. Khalid Abdul Latif, Mr. Abdul Hameed Kath, Mr. Altaf Lateef, Arch Saleh Saleem Memon, Mr. Farooq Kassam Basathia, Mr.Abdul Basit Kothari, Mr.Nasir, Iqbal Memon, Mrs. Sadia Iqbal Memon, Arch. Shareesh Danish, Mr. Mohammad Shoaib and Mr. Waseem Raza Patel were elected as Members of Managing Committee of MPF

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Nasserpuria Memon Jamaat, Canada (NMJ Canada) organized a two days annual festival on 6th and 7th July 2013 in Pleasentville Community Centre in the town of Scarborough, Ontario. Participants from different parts of Ontario Province attended with their family members including children. As is the tradition, the two days festival started with a recitation from the Holy Quran and by remembering and thanking Allah (S.W.T.) by young Mohamed Moledina Varwani. The Master of Ceremony for the evening was Brother Zulfikar Hathiyani, a past President who welcomed all including invited guests such as President of Memon Association of Canada, Brother Ismail Mirza, Brother Faisal Motiwala and Dr Mohamed Taher from Memon Matrimony. He emphasized that along with organizing functions on a monthly basis, it was important to have a festival, where our community and the larger Memon community could meet and work together for the common cause. Brother Zulfikar Hathiyani acknowledged that collaboration with other communities

was NMJ Canada’s strategy from the very beginning.

A presentation on www.memonshaadi.

ca by Dr. Mohamed Taher and Brother Abdul Hamid Hathiyani elaborated the need for uniting Memons worldwide through matrimonial services. Dr. Taher identified that there were almost I million Memons spread all over the world. Memons have a rich culture and heritage and if we did not work together, there was a threat that we can start losing our language, culture and eventually our religion. It was therefore paramount that efforts need to be made for all Memons to keep their traditions and Memon Shadi Matrimonial Services was just a small step in that direction. They emphasized that as Memons are spread worldwide, the use of traditional matchmaking was becoming elusive and newer ways of matchmaking needed to be established. Memon Shadi is an effort that intends to unite Memon hearts worldwide.

Another important event during the

evening was the re-launch of the web site of NMJ Canada i.e. www.nmjcanada.com website by elder Abdul Kader Yakub and Ghulam Habib Yakub. The new website was designed and developed by two youth Hamza Varwani and Irum Macci under the guidance of past president Brother Zahir Salyani.

Chinese dinner was served and as is the

tradition, “Bismillah” was recited before start of the dinner by another past President

Nasserpuria Memon Jamaat, Canada’s Two Day Festival

Report: Abdul Hamid Hathiyani, TorontoSubmitted by Mr. Qasim Abbas, Canada


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Brother Moledina Varwani. There was art work and hand writing event for the children and youth who were presented with monetary prizes in token of appreciation for their talent and hard work.

In his address the Chairman of the Trustee

Board Brother Shabbir Bagha recognized the two eldest ladies of the Jamaat Mohatarema Kulsumbai Noorani and Mohatarema

Sakinabai Yakub. Shawls and a token of appreciation was also presented to elders Mohatarema Khairoonbai and Mohataram Mohamed Bashir Hathiyani for reaching the golden jubilee of their wedding anniversary and elders Mohatarema Zubedabai and Mohataram Abdulkader Yakub for their contribution to the Jamaat. The Jamaat also bid farewell to the family of Brother Kassim Varwani who was migrating back to Kenya.

The following day was a full day of event of picnic that took place at Renee Park in town of Etobicoke, where the children played games and the adults enjoyed the day while savoring the tasty barbeque that included Chicken Tikka and Burgers. The two day event concluded with a Dua and thanks to Allah (S.W.T) for His mercy and blessings on us.

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Situated on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is the melting pot of entertainment, adventure and architectural brilliance. This is the place that is home to names like the Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, the landmark in gold trading The Gold Souk, the gigantic Dubai Mall, the mesmerizing Palm Jumeirah and many more.

Some of the best tourist spots that are worth a visit on your family holidays in Dubai are:

Malls: The city prides itself with several soaring shopping malls that offers everything you need under one roof. The travelers get an added dose of sightseeing and entertainment at these stunning malls while making carrying out their fun shopping activities. Dubai Mall, Ibn Battuta Mall, Mercato Mall, Wafi Mall are the places for shopping aficionados giving them experience for a life time.

Burj Al Arab: No one on this planet is unaware of this fanatic human creation

designed like a billowing sail named the Burj Al Arab. With a whooping height rising to 321 metres, this structure is world’s only 7 star hotel and stands as fourth tallest hotel in the world.

Burj Khalifa: A yet another miracle on the world architectural landscape is the famous Burj Khalifa that’s regarded as the world’s tallest tower. With its spectacular 124 levels, the tower presents the unrivaled strength of Dubai’s engineering base. Don’t forget to witness the stunning city views of Dubai from the ‘At the Top Observatory’ located at the crest of Burj Khalifa.

Palm Jumeriah: Treat your eyes to Dubai’s another most precious pearls that let you delve into the fascinating life of Islands. A cluster of three man-made islands shaped like a palm tree, Palm Jumeriah is the place for nature buffs.

Desert safari: Desert safari is a feature that injects an adventurous soul to your

entire holiday trip. Kick off your day with the bumpy trails of deserts encountering the sun kissed sand dunes of this Arabian land. Host of safari trips await to engulf you with the unmatched thrilling extravagance packed with never-ending entertainment by belly dancers at the safari camps of Arab. The tantalizing Arabian delicacies give you a reason enough to cherish this unforgettable Dubai trip for years.

Amusement Parks: Highly popular among the junior guests of the world, Dubai is all about non-stop fun and excitement. People book Dubai flights from UK and other parts of the world to feel the miraculous treat of Dubai’s most prominent amusement parks like the Wild Wadi, Kidzania, Sega World, Ski Dubai, Aquaventure, etc.

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