News: Nazeer Ahmed
Riyadh, Nov 30: Dakshina Karnataka Muslim Okkoota (DKMO), Riyadh held its annual general body meeting for the year 2011 recently here at Half-Moon Banquet Hall.
Meeting commenced with recitation of Quran by Abdul Samad Saqafi.
The Vice President Yousuf Baithar Saqafi briefed the audience about the achievements of DKMO since its inception. General secretary Abdul Azeez presented the annual report and annual financial report was presented by treasurer Abubacker Padibidri.
Yousuf Baithar urged the audience to follow Islam and cited few verses from the Quran
pertaining to serving the poor and needy.
He further said that we are lucky to have this opportunity and a great platform like DKMO to serve the community, which will definitely reward us in this world and the world here after.
He urged all the youngsters to join and support DKMO to carry forward the noble mission, which will be a real help for the poor and needy.
President of DKMO Mohammed Nawaz in his address appreciated and thanked all the members and the committee for their support during his tenure. He further requested all the attendees of the meeting to get more and more members to join and support DKMO.
“If we have more members then we can help family of the deceased expatriates in large numbers through ‘Family Relief Fund’ (FRF) Scheme.
Nawaz dissolved the current committee and requested Abdul Azeez to join him to conduct the election procedure to form a new committee of DKMO for the term 2011-2012.
Total 36 executive committee members were elected for the current term.
Office bearers elected to the Managing Committee of DKMO for the year 2011-2012:
President: Yousuf Baithar Saqafi
Vice President: Abu Mohammed, Nazeer Ahmed Hassan
General Secretary: Abdul Azeez
Joint Secretary: Abbas Ullal, Irshad Bajpe
Treasurer: Abbas Uchil
Joint Treasurer: Haneef Panambur
Internal Auditor: Mustaque Khasim
Advisor: Mohammed Nawaz, Ismail Shafi
Coordinator: Abubacker Padubidri, Sheikh G K
Financial Aid offered by the DKMO during the year 2010-2011 is as follows:
To the Family of the following expatriates who lost their life in Saudi Arabia:
To Late Ismail’s Family: Rs 140,000.00
To Late Zakir’s Family: Rs 165,000.00
To Late Mohammed’s Family: Rs 100,000.00
To Late Ismail’s Family: Rs 150,000.00
To Late Sathar's Family: Rs 100,000.00
To family of the only bread earner who lost their life in Mangalore.
To Tanzeem’s Family: Rs 25,000.00
To Iqbal’s Family: Rs 25,000.00
Treatment provided to victims of accident cases.
To Sherief: Rs 25,000.00
To Haneef: Rs 25,000.00
Provided Medicines to the poor, admitted in Wenlock Government Hospital, Mangalore
Rs 50,000.00
Provided Air Ticket for emergency deportation for treatment of two paralyzed patients.
Abdul Aziz: SR 2000.00
Abubaker: SR 2620.00
Contributed to release Jabbar from the Saudi Prison, A contribution for blood money
SR 3,000.00
Donation for the print media: Rs 100,000.00
Donation for the establishment of Library in Mangalore: Rs. 25,000.00
Haneef N S of the AGBM moderated the election and thanked all the Attendees and
Executive Committee Members of DKMO for extending their support for in making the programme a successful effort.