Mumbai, 17 January 2014

Dawoodi Bohra community’s spiritual leader Dr. Sayedna Mohammed Burhanuddin passed away today morning at his residence at Walkeshwar. He was 101 years old.

He passed away due to a heart attack according to Shaikh Abdeali Bhanpurwala, executive secretary of late His Holiness.

Syedna Burhanuddin succeeded his father Syedna Taher Saifuddin in 1965 as the 52nd Dai al Mutlaq or head of the Dawoodi Bohras.

Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his message said, “saddened by demise of respected leader of Dawoodi Bohra community Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. His demise is a great loss for society. Syedna Sahib had a very close relation with Gujarat! Gujarat has always been fortunate to have got his blessings in its development journey. We will remember Syedna Sahib as a great man who devoted his life in bringing smiles on people’s faces and spreading message of peace, harmony.”