Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Memon Welfare Society (MWS) a social and welfare organization of Memon community working under banner of Memon Association of Saudi Arabia (MASA) organized an election at local restaurant recently to elect new office bearers. After the election, office bearers invited well known and learned members of community to join advisory committee and managing committee of MWS. The first meeting of MWS full Board of 40 experienced and learned members, having high position in their respective organizations and/or business took place at Lasani Restaurant, on March 1. The meeting started with recitation from Holy Qur'an. Newly elected President Irfan Haji Ahmed Kolsawala welcomed new board members and expressed thanks to all for joining forces in welfare activities. Then, General Secretary MWS, Tayyab Moosani briefed the board on its performance of past years and successful welfare activities rendered by MWS. Moosani introduced new members of board to each other. He added that there is no welfare forum like MWS in Jeddah who has extensive managing board of dignified people. Moosani said the MWS is proud that its board consists of engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, GMs of various firms and other professionals and MWS is rendering welfare services to the community of without any distinction. MWS Patrons are Iqbal Advani, Dr. Hamid Abdulkhaer, Munaf Abdul Sattar, Mohammed I Badi, Abdul Rahman Merchant, Kaleem Ahmed Naviwala. The Advisory Committee of MWS consists of Dr. M. Iqbal Mussani; Arif A M Memon; Nasir Ibrahim; Nadeem A.K. Bhamla; Faisal Luqman; Shabbir Patel; Abdul Samad Gaziani; Younus Abdul Sattar; Irfan Bhimdiwala. Whereas, managing committee comprises of Munaf Siddiq Dhedi, Wasim Abdul Razzak (Tai), Ahmed Kamal Makki, Siraj Lala, Abdul Kader Amin Teli, Abdul Kader Africawala, M. Saleem Burmawala, Tareq Madani, Yousuf Tai, M. Yousuf Jaliawala, Sadik Sorathia, M. Taufiq M Iqbal Jaliawala, M. Jawaid Kherani, Sadik Sorathia, Muhammed Owais Rawani, Faisal Qasim, Mohammed Ismail Menda, Mohammed Asif Aziz, and M. Yousuf Kasam. Future plan of welfare activities was chalked out and few decision were taken that includes a families get together with grand dinner in near future to achieve one of the noble objective of match making for grown up children of families residing in Jeddah. Career guidance and award distribution among meritorious students will also take place in the future. The Office-bearers are: Irfan Haji Ahmed Kolsawala (president); Younus Habib Goli (1st vice president); Mansoor Shivani (2nd vice president); Tayyab K Moosani (Gen Secretary); A Rashid Kasmani (Joint Secretary); and Shoaib Sikander (Tresurer).
