Huzaifa Mohyuddin

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Huzaifa Mohyuddin
حذيفة محي الدين
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Born
Huzaifa

(1950-03-01)1 March 1950
Died16 January 2012(2012-01-16) (aged 61)
Resting placeMazar e Qutbi, Ahmedabad [1]
Religion Shi'a Islam
Home town Mumbai, India
ChildrenTaikhoom [2]
Parents
Citizenship Indian
Sect Ismailism
Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence
Alma mater Aljamea tus Saifiyah
Relatives

Shahzada Huzaifa Mohyuddin [1] [3] was the fourth son of Mohammed Burhanuddin II, [4] the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras, a branch of Tayyabi Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a Islam.

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Personal life

Mohyuddin was born on 1 March 1950 corresponding to 13 Jumada al-Awwal 1369 ھـ [5] to Mohammed Burhanuddin [6] and Aaisaheba Amatullah.

Mohyuddin's mithaq was taken by his grand-father, the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq, Taher Saifuddin. [5]

Career

Mohyuddin served Alvazaratus Saifiyah [5] which is the office of the Dai al-Mutlaq, and MSB Educational Institute management and leadership with distinction [3] since MSB's inception in 1985 and oversaw its expansion to 23 centers worldwide. [7] Mohyuddin was patron of a number of social, [3] financial and educational institutions of the Dawoodi Bohra community. [3] [6]

Mohyuddin was the special representative of the Dai al-Mutlaq (Mohammed Burhanuddin) for the Dawoodi Bohra jamaats of Pakistan. [3]

Death

One of the mausoleums at Mazar e Qutbi, Ahmedabad, India. Mazar e Qutbi Ahmedabad.jpg
One of the mausoleums at Mazar e Qutbi, Ahmedabad, India.

Mohammed Burhanuddin and his successor Mufaddal Saifuddin were presiding over Chehlum festivities at Ahmedabad in 2012 and Mohyuddin was in attendance, where, on 16 January, he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest resulting in his death. He was laid to rest at one of mausoleums at Mazar e Qutbi. [1]

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