Sayed Ali Bafakhy Thangal, senior Samastha leader, dies at 88

KOZHIKODE: Sayed Ali Bafakhy Thangal (88), vice-president of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama and president of Markaz institutions, passed away at a private hospital in Kozhikode. He was the qazi of several mahallas and served as the state president of the Sunni Education Board and the Sunni Jamiyyathul Muallimeen. Thangal had served as the khateeb of Koyilandy Valiyakam Juma Masjid for nearly six decades. He was also the president of Koyilandy Khalfan institutions. He had been active in the leadership of Samastha and its affiliated organisations for nearly five decades.

His wife, the late Shareefa Ummukulusu, predeceased him. His children are Sayed Ibrahim Bafakhy, Sayed Hussain Bafakhy, Sayed Usman Bafakhy, Sayed Ismail Bafakhy, Sayed Zaid Umar Bafakhy, Sayed Zain Bafakhy, Sayed Abdurahman Bafakhy, Sayyidath Shareefa Rukayya and Sayed Hashim Bafakhy.

His sons- and daughters-in-law include Sayed Naseer Shihab Thangal of Panakkad, Tahira Beevi, Muneera Beevi, Rahma Beevi, Shabeela Beevi, Hashida Beevi, Ruqiya Beevi, Sulfath Beevi and Hafsa Beevi.

The funeral prayer will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday at Qadiriyya Masjid in Koyilandy. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan condoled the demise of Sayed Ali Bafakhy Thangal.