Syed Abdul Muqtadir, a renowned, popular, sincere and active social worker of Delhi, breathed his last on 20 April. He was 75.
He belonged to a famous Muslim business family of Delhi. But despite running his own business, Abdul Muqtadir led a very active life, keeping himself busy in Islamic and social activities.
He was very kind-hearted and sociable and held a very large circle of friends and well-wishers belonging to Muslim League, Tablighi Jamaat and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He had been contributing a lot to the organisation of community welfare programmes of JIH for over 40 years.
His funeral prayer was held at a mosque near his residence in Lal Kuan, Delhi and he was buried on 21 April in the presence of a large number of relations, friends and well-wishers. He left behind his widow, two sons and two daughters.