CIRCULAR NO: JMT/19/16                                                 


This is pursuant to the 26^th Triennial Conference of the Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaats of Africa which was held in Dar es Salaam on 29^th April 2016, the outcome of the elections and subsequent appointments announced by the Chairman of the Africa Federation, Alhaj Shabir Najafi in accordance with the provisions of the Africa Federation Constitution.
 
It is a great inspiration to have in our team the immediate past Chairman of Africa Federation, Alhaj Anwarali Dharamsi as the Trustee of the Africa Federation for the term 2016-2019, Insha’allah we shall be privileged to receive his continuous guidance and support in keeping up with the legacy and aspirations towards progress and further development of the Federation.

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CIRCULAR NO: JMT/18/16                                                                            

ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
THURSDAY, 1^ST SEPTEMBER 2016

Jamaats in Africa are informed that there will be a Solar Eclipse on Thursday 1^st September 2016 (28^th Zilkaad 1437).
 
The eclipse will begin at 10.13 a.m. and will reach its maximum at 12.04 p.m.  The eclipse will end at 1.56 p.m. (East African time).

This annular solar eclipse will be visible from Madagascar and locations in Central Africa.  For most viewers in Africa, it will be a partial solar eclipse.

Total solar eclipse will be visible in:

• Franceville, Gabon
• Mahajanga, Madagascar
• Saint Paul, Reunion
• Saint Pierre, Reunion
• Toamasina, Madagascar

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CIRCULAR NO: AF/FS/16/16                                                                           

 The Chairman of the Africa Federation, Alhaj Shabir Najafi is pleased to re-appoint Alhaj Munir Hassanali Suleiman Daya as the Chairman of the Editorial Board and Chief Editor of Federation Samachar for the term 2016-2019. Alhaj Shabir Najafi is also pleased to re-appoint Sister Mahjabeen Daya, who has served as Associate Editor of the publication with Alhaj Munir Daya for the past six years.

Br. Munir has served the Africa Federation for 27 years as the Editorial Board Chairman and Chief Editor of Federation Samachar from 1983 to 2004 and for two consecutive terms from 2010 to 2016. 
 
Brief Profile
In April 2016, at the 26^th Triennial Conference and the 78^th Supreme Council Session of the Federation of KSI Jamaats held in Dar es Salaam, the then Chairman of Africa Federation Alhaj Anwarali Dharamsi honoured Br. Munir with the prestigious Abbasi Medal for his exemplary and selfless services to the Africa Federation and to the Community at large.  
 
Br. Munir is the franchise owner of Rentokil Initial Tanzania Ltd., an international company of which he has been the Managing Director since 1995. He is a prolific writer in his spare time embedding significant impact on readers for more than two decades. Similarly, his opinion columns have been published by many newspapers in Tanzania and Kenya, some of which have been recently published in an anthology, “Weekends with Munir Daya”. 

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CIRCULAR NO: AF/AYN/11/16                                           



The Chairman of the Africa Federation, Alhaj Shabir Najafi is pleased to appoint Br. Aliraza M. Sumar to the post of Chairman of the Africa Federation Youth Network (AYN) for the term 2016 - 2019.
 
Brief Profile
 
Aliraza Mohamed Sumar was born in 1991 in Tanga, Tanzania. He completed his primary and secondary education in the coastal city of Tanga. He is currently pursuing his bachelors’ degree in civil and construction engineering at the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
 
A dedicated, passionate and task-oriented person who began volunteering at a young age, his inspiration towards the community services influenced by his father (who has served Tanga Jamaat for several years as a Madressah teacher, Managing Committee member and a trustee.)

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