Ailing Dawoodi Bohras leader Syedna Saheb names son as successor

Ailing Dawoodi Bohras leader Syedna Saheb names son as successor
Ahmedabad, 6 June, 2011


Ailing Dawoodi Bohras leader Syedna Saheb names son as successor


The leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community worldwide, Syedna Dr Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS), yesterday announced his son z as his successor to community members in London according to a news report confirmed by official spokesperson, Shaikh Abdeli Bhanpurawala, secretary of the Burhani Foundation of India (BFI).

Syedna saheb has been admitted to a hospital in London after suffering a stroke recently.

Surat born Syedna Dr Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS), the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq succeeded his father, the late Syedna Taher Saifuddin, in 1965 as the head of his community.