Rafiq Noor Bhakhrani

 

His father was a very active Scout in the good old days. Mr. Rafiq also became an active Scout Patrol Leader and later was promoted as a Troop Leader. He joined the 14th Baloch Regiment as Pipe Band Manager and was awarded gold medal by General Azam Khan for his dedicated service during the devastating cyclone in East Pakistan. He was also associated with Anjuman-e-Khuddam-un-Nabi. His wife, Mrs. Zarina, is a talented lady and became Cub Master in the Girls Guides movement.

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Rafique Dhoraji

 

Known to everyone as Rafiq Dhoraji, his real name was Abdul Ghani Muhammad Bhoora. He was a known social worker and a writer. He was also a poet. He was closely associated with Sir Adamjee and worked as Secretary of Memon Educational and Welfare Society. He died in 1984.

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Rauf Essa

 

A prominent social worker, he has been in the forefront of serving under-privileged persons particularly belonging to lower and middle class i ies n areas e Fe era B. Area from where he was elected a council member. He along with Dr. Farooq Akbani and others was instrumental in starting the Memon Youth League which now runs a multipurpose medical clinic with various specialists attending the clinic having a fullfledged laboratory and facilities of ECG and ultrasound. The group has ambition to start a most modern cardiovascular clinic with the facility of ambulances etc. The league specializes in controlling diabetes and also runs an employment bureau. Mr. Rauf is a member of the Pakistan Memon Educational Society and its projects like Computer Institute etc. He is actively associated with number of social organisations and the city administration invites him to consultative meetings regarding problems faced by people.

His noteworthy activity has been to help collect infon-nation about quite a few persons and institutes whose services are recorded in this book.

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Rafiq Hamidani

 

He started his literary career as a poet and is regarded as one of the best Gujrati poets of Pakistan. He edited weeklies namely, Awas and People and a monthly magazine Dukhtar (daughter) mainly concerning ladies. He is an active social worker. He works as a volunteer in the Memon Relief Committee for the relief of the refugees. His collection of poems has also been published. His son Anees Hamidani is a well known press photographer.

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Razzak Janoo

 

The third eldest son of Seth Habib, Haji Razzak Janoo was one of the Kings of Tea trading, importing huge quantities of tea from Sri Lanka and other countries. He was a noted social worker and spared a lot of time in practical service aside from donating huge funds. He became the President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and represented and looked after the interest of business community through many business organisations and trade delegations to foreign countries.

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Rahmatullah Memal

 

He was the founder President of Memon Welfare Association which is playing a vital role in the welfare of the residents of Federal B. Area. He remained associated with numerous other welfare bodies also.

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Rajab Ali Memon

 

Dr. Rajah Ali Memon is a specialist in agriculture. He is an M.Sc. and received his Doctorate from USA. On his return from USA, he was made Chain-nan of the Department of Auricultural Education. He worked on several projects of agriculture training and started training course in Sindh Agricultural University, Tando Jam. He was invited to deliver lectures at Berne, Switzerland. He has also been Advisor to Allama lqbal Open University's Agriculture Science Board. For meritorious services as Vice Chancellor of Agricultural University, Tando Jam, Dr. Rajah Ali Memon was honoured with the award of 'Aizaz-e-Fazilat'.

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Rahim Bukhsh Munshi

 

Mr. Justice Munshi rose to be a judge of High Court of Sindh and Balochistan. Hailing from Kachhi Memon Beradri settled in Karachi before the creation of Pakistan, He was also a literary figure with a flair for Urdu poetry.

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Razzak Rajoo

 

Razzak Rajoo was a very famous artist of television. He was only 29 when he died of a heart attack.

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