Mr. Abdul Jabbar Dhankwala
First Memon IAS Officer, Dist. Collector, Ex. Health Director, Ex. Dy. Secretary, Govt. of M.P., Sahitya Manishi Awardee, Poet, Writer and above all a proud son of Memon Community, who is an asset for any post which he chooses to serve.

Mr. Abdul Jabbar Dhankwala son of Late Shri Noor Mohd. Dhankwala has been awarded I.A.S. He is the first memon to enter prestigious Indian Administrative Service. Memon community have lots of Industrialist, Businessmen, Doctors, Engineers, Advocates but community had no representative in All India Civil Service. Mr. A. Jabbar Dhankwala has fulfilled this gap and the community is proud of him.

Dhankwala is originally from Upleta Gujarat but after completing his primary education in Upleta he come to Raipur (M.P.) from where he passed M.A. (Political Science) in 1976 and LLB in 1977. He stood first in merit list for both exams and received Gold Medal in his students life. Mr. Dhankwala has won many prizes for debate, drama and sports. He was very active in social activities. He was secretary of Rashtriya Ekta Samiti Raipur, Joint Secretary of Young Memon Federation Raipur and President of Durga College Student Union Raipur. After passing M.A. he remained Lecturer in Govt. Girls College Raipur and other colleges for 3 years and 1980 he was selected for Madhya Pradesh Civil Service. As a state civil service officer he worked as Dy. Collector, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Administrator Municipal Corporation, Additional District Magistrate, Joint Collector, Dy. Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat and Dy. Secretary of the Government in different parts of Madhya Pradesh. He proved to be an efficient, sensitive and honest officer and was awarded for his contribution in the field of literary and family welfare. One of his officer has written about him that Mr. Dhankwala is an asset for any post which he chooses to serve. He was the Director for Administration Health Department of M.P. government at Bhopal. Presently he is Collector in Bhopal City.

In addition to bright academic career Mr. Dhankwala has carried All India Level Representation for his poetries, Ghazals and satire in Hindi literature . His book "Badalo Ka Tabadlo Se Sambhand" has given him all India popularity. The book was awarded by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. Governer of M.P. has honored Shri Dhankwala as Sahitya Manishi last year. A book "Udhas Geet Nahin Un Ke Paas" is recently published on the collection of his poetry in hindi. He is active in Social Welfare and contributor for Memon Educational & Welfare Society.

Mr. Dhankwala would like to help Any memon who wants to appear in U.P.S.C. or state P.S.C. exams. His Bhopal address is E-115/40, Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal-462016 and his telephone no. is (0755) 557238.

Congratulate Bhai Jabbar and wish him every success in life.
Adam Noor.

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Life and death, Construction and Demolition, Creation and Destruction has been associated with this world right from the beginning and perhaps this is the greatest and unavoidable truth of life. This truth sometimes makes you weep with grief or make you laugh with joy and gaiety. Sometime you feel enthralled with joy and happiness whereas sometime you are plunged in to a sea of despair and unhappiness.

While I am writing this, Country is celebrating 52nd Republic Day. There is joy and gaiety all around. But my mind goes into flashback. Exactly one year ago on this day calamity struck in form of earthquake in Kutch, Saurashtra & Gujarat. The devastation was so grave that hundreds of people died, thousands of people rendered homeless, whereas loss in form of cash was kind of so huge that till today no one could come around the correct figure.

This unfortunate calamity in form of earthquake has proved highly disastrous and perhaps it may take years for the people Kutch, Saurashtra and Gujarat to come out of its trauma. This natural calamity may require many years to make people of Gujarat stablilise economically. But it is said calamity never comes alone it comes in multiples.

As the news of devastation was pouring in one more blow was in waiting. In the evening another blow in form of lightning struck on the Memon Community, more precisely on its educational revolution. One of foremost and leading crusader of its educational revolution, Janab Mohammad Hussain Allana breathed his last. Sun on that day did set on the horizon of the country but, along with it, it took away the most illustratious son of the memon community. One of the greatest philanthropist, leading social worker and above all a man of golden heart, who always dreamt of community's welfare and its prosperity, who always wanted to see the community in forefront and limelight. He was instrumental in shaping educational future of the memon community more particularly professional education with the help of his various trusts, passed away quietly that evening. News of his sudden demise was bolt from the blue for the community, nothing could have been done except to accept God's wishes.

What a fateful day! On one hand people of Gujarat were tolling in the mid-stream and on the other hand memon community plunged in to sea of deep sorrow. The torchbearer of the rising generation, crusader of educational revolution as well as Messiah of orphans, downtrodden, destitute, widows who use to wipe off their tears, JanabMohammad Hussain Allana was no more. A man who always dreamt of seeing smiles on the faces of orphans, downtrodden, destitute, widows breathed his last. A man who relentlessly dedicated his life for the cause of the community left heavenly abode. Clouds of distress overshadowed the community.

It is said that time heals the wounds no matter how painful they are but, can ever the community forget Janab Mohammad Hussain Allana? Perhaps never. Numerous educational Institutions were establishes either by his donations or by the trust he founded. Many Schools, Colleges, Diagnostic Centres, Mosques were built and many old Mosques were repaired either by his trust or with the help of those trusts with whom he was associated. He knew that education was the most important thing for the upliftment of the community, moreover education should not remain confined to school and college level only, it has to go much beyond that. Keeping this thing in mind he established Pharmacy College, Unani Medical College, College of Architecture, College of Information Technology and Business Administration Colleges. The last one year has been really difficult for us working without him. At every moment, every project, in every meeting and in every function we felt that this great son of the community is sitting somewhere near, directing, inspiring and patting our backs with his loving arms. Even today we feel him around us beaming innocent broad smile and casting its magic spell on us.

As I said earlier life and death is in the hands of Allah the Almighty and so with heavy heart we obey and abide by the wishes of Allah. On this first Death Anniversary of our beloved companion we pay our tearful homage to the departed soul and pray to Allah that our friend be given nicest place in Jannatul Firdous. Memon Community will never forget this uncrowned king.

We miss you very much Allana Saheb! Long Live Allana.
Adam Noor.

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For the new academic year starting from June 2002 there are 20 seats in Junior K. G. and Senior K. G. for 20 memon students in Anjuman-E-Islam Allana English School (Mumbai).

Those interested contact at the following address before 28th February 2002.

Adam Noor
Hon. Gen. Secretary
The Memon Educational & Welfare Society
post box no. 3116, 67/69, Mohammad Ali Road,
Dada Manzil, 1st floor, Room No. 5, Mumabi-3.

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