Sheikh Bava is the international committee president of KCF

Mangaluru, Sept 20: UAE-based NRI philanthropist Dr Sheikh Bava has been elected as the president of the International Committee of the Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KFC) for the next two years.

He was chosen during the annual general meeting of the Committee recently held at Sahodaya Hall in Mangaluru in the presence of S P Hamza Sakhafi, Karnataka state unit secretary of the Jamiyyathul Ulama.

Qamaruddin Goodinabali (Saudi Arabia) and Abdul Hameed Sa’adi Eshwaramangala (Abu Dhabi) were chosen as the General Secretary and Treasurer on the occasion.

Here’s the list of other office bearers:

Hamza Sakhafi Bantwal: President – Education wing

Mittur Umar Sakhafi: Secretary – Education wing

Hameed PMH Eshwaramangala (Abu Dhabi): President – Organisational wing

Husain Emmemaadu (Kuwait): Secretary – Organisational wing

Dr MSM Zaini Kamil: President – President – Administration wing

Mohammad Iqbal Baraka (Oman): Secretary – Administration wing

Mohammad Ali Musliyar Madikeri (Baharain): President – Relief wing

Ismaeel Sakhafi Kondangeri: Secretary – Relief wing

Haji Abubakar Raisko Padubidre: President – Ihsan wing

Abdul Raheem Sa’adi Panemangaluru: Secretary – Ihsan wing

Abdul Hameed Bajpe: President – Publication wing

PP Nazeer Kashipatna: Secretary – Publication wing

Haji K Usman Napoku(UAE): Coordinator – Isahaara

NRI representatives from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Malaysia had taken part in the meeting. PM H Abdul Hameed welcomed. Qamaruddin Goodinabali proposed the vote of thanks.

Founded in 2013, KCF is an India based international level cultural and social organization organization with more than 12 thousand NRI members spread across the world including Gulf region, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.