Ailing leader of Dawoodi Bohras names successor

Syedna Dr Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS), the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq succeeded his father, the late Syedna Taher Saifuddin, in 1965 as the head of his community. He has been awarded with 'he Order of the Star of Jordan and Vishah Al-Neel of Egypt and also been conferred with honorary citizenship of the US and Canada.

Guiding light
Born in Surat in Gujarat on March 6, 1915, as per the Egyptian Muslim Calendar, His Holiness Syedna Dr Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) is the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the community. His public and private discourses convey the prayer for world peace. His illustrious father, the late Syedna Taher Saifuddin, personally supervised his early education, upbringing and tutelage. When he turned 53 in 1965, His Holiness succeeded his father to head the community. As a Hafiz-al-Quran (person who has memorised the Holy Quran in full), he became the driving force of the community in academics. Under his guidance and financial support to academic pursuits at all levels, the Dawoodi Bohra community achieved 100 per cent literacy through 400 educational institutions all over the world.