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Freedom fighter Haji Dawood Ali Roshan passes away
Mumbai, Feb 2 (UNI) Freedom fighter and eminent Shia Muslim intellectual Haji Dawood Ali Roshan Nasir passed away today at a private hospital here following prolonged illness.
Nasir was 92 and is survived by two sons and a daughter.
Nasir had actively participated in the Khilafat Movement, which sought freedom from the colonial rule.
He was the president of Khawja Shia Asna Ashri Jamat for a long time and was also the trustee of various Shia mosques in the city.
His last rites were performed here and attended by a large number of people.
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Story first published: Saturday, February 2, 2008, 20:05 [IST]