U Kanachur Monu is chairman of Dakshina Kannada Wakf Advisory Committee

Mangalurun, Nov 21: The Karnataka State Board of Aukaf has appointed city based entrepreneur U Kanachur Monu as the chairman of Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Advisory Committee.

“In exercise of the powers conferred under section 18 of the Wakf Act 1995, the Board hereby appointed U Kanachur Monu, as chairman of the committee for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” said the Board in a release.

The chairman of the committee shall function in accordance with the Wakf Act, 1995, the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, Karnataka Wakf Rules, 1997, Karnataka Wakf Regulations, 2010 and directions issued by the Board from time to time, it said.

A resident of Mangaluru, Mr Monu is the managing director of Kanachur Group, a leading manufacturer and supplier of plywood, blockboards, flush doors. He is also the founder of Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences.

The committee

Bava Nekkare and Sahul Hameed Gurupura have been chosen as the deputies of Mr Monu. The members of the committee are: DM Aslam, Basha Thangal, Althaf Kumpala, Kareem Gerukatte, U K Abdul Khader Kodi, Rasheed Vittla, Nooruddin Salmara, U S Abubakar Mukkachcheri, Abu Salih Amblamogaru, M Abdul Khader Bajpe, Abdul Jaleel Krishnapur, Umar Pajeer, Nazeer Matha, K M Haneef Keyyoor, Sulaiman Kalayi, Badruddin Ullal, Usman Talapady and Ismaeel Nelyadi.

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, and food and civil supplies minister U T Khader had proposed these names to the State Board of Aukf after consultations. Wakf Minister Tanveer Sait gave the final approval.