Haneef N S elected president of DKMO-Riyadh

Over 200 members, who represented most of the taluks of South Karnataka, attended the meeting.

The meeting started with the recitation of some verses of the holy Quran by Mohammed Musliar. The programme was compered by Haneef N.S. who invited the Treasurer Abbas Uchil to present the Balance Sheet for the term. The Accounts were accepted by the gathered members.

The general secretary, Abdul Aziz Bajpe briefed about the progress of DKMO activities and the funds disbursed for various cases.

Yusuf Baithar, President of DKMO addressed the audience by quoting verses from the Holy Quran and Hadith to bring out the feeling of brotherhood amongst Muslims and the qualities required of every Muslim, to understand and support his fellow men. He also announced the new initiative of DKMO to fight against the menace of dowry and the plan to garner support from individuals and other organisations.

The president then dissolved the existing committee and called Sheikh G.K and Abdul Lathif to conduct the elections. Members were asked to voluntarily join the new committee and lend a hand in carrying out the noble task. An astounding 41 members joined the new committee. The office bearers were elected unanimously and the list for the new term is as follows:

Haneef N.S. (President), Nazeer Kashipatna and Imtiyaz Shaikh (Vice Presidents), Muzaffar Ali (Gen Secretary), Asif Kannur (Joint Secretary), Abbas Uchila (Treasurer), Abbas Ullal (Joint Treasurer), Abdul Aziz Bajpe (Co-ordinator), Fazalur Rehman Gangully (Auditor), Yusuf Baitar abd Ismail Shafi (Advisors), Abubaker Bondel (Co-ordinator), Abdul Lathif (Media Co-ordinator) and and 28 other committee members

The new President Br. Haneef N.S called all brothers of the community to support DKMO in its efforts and enroll new members to make the task easy and make DKMO a success.

DKMO – Riyadh has been in existence for the past four years and in the forefront of providing support to the community members at the time of need. It has been working hard on their unique program FRF (Family Relief Fund) scheme, whereby each member is enrolled for a sum of SR 100.

In event of death of a member in Saudi Arabia, the committee spreads the word to all members to contribute a minimal sum of SR 25, so as to provide comfort to his family members back home. So far the families of 6 FRF members have received the funds following the death of the member.

Over the years DKMO has also provided air tickets to repatriate some ailing brothers who could not afford to pay for it. DKMO has also funded a Library and supported poor students for their education.

DKMO has not only contributed, but has also worked to collect funds for the release of an imprisoned brother in Saudi Arabia. Recently it has supported the education fees of a courageous Dr. Meha Jabeen who in spite of her disabilities, is pursuing her MD degree in Mangalore.