Sri Lanka Moor Family Genealogy
Cassim
Sheriff - Family #51
Cassim Sheriff of Mutuwal in
Colombo North was popularly known as "Budda" Sheriff Nana
amongst the Muslims. His father was a textile trader from Beruwela, who, during his early years,
settled down in Mutuwal. The
latter and Dr. M.C.M. Kaleel’s
father, Casie Lebbe, were first cousins.
Cassim Sheriff was employed as a sorter of mail in the General
Post Office, Colombo, where he served for 42 years and rose to
the position of Accountant at the time of his retirement.
During his period of office he indulged in living a very
frugal life, and, with the monies saved, he invested in real
estate in the area where he resided. These properties were
valued at Rs. 75,000 at that time.
He
maintained a very high standard of honesty and integrity and
the people of the area loved and respected him. In his own way
he made generous contributions towards many charitable causes
and was very helpful to the people, especially his tenants who
found him to be a very sympathetic landlord. He was elected
President of the local Mosque congregation. He was also a
pioneer in the cause of education for Muslim girls and ensured
that his own daughters received their basic secondary
education, which was not favourably
looked upon by Muslims of that time.
Cassim Sheriff’s Father-In-Law, knwon
as "Kochika" Shamee Nana hailed from Hambantota and was engaged as a
transport contractor for the Government. He was the owner of
real estate at dawson
Street, Slave Island, opposite Colonial Motors. His eldest
Brother-In-law was known as Shelton Saly
Nana and he was a co-palintiff
with H.A.B.M.Misbah in the famous
Maradana Mosque case in which the
late N.H.M.Abdul Cader was the respondent.
Cassim Sheriff died in 1934 at the age of 66 having been a
Government Pensioner for almost 11 years. He had 14 children.
His oldest son was also called Cassim
Sheriff and was employed as a Probation Ofiicer in the department of Probation
Services.
Cassim Sheriff served for three years in the Public Assistance
Committee of the Colombo Municipal Council. He was also the
Chief Trustee of the Old Mosque situated in Mutuwal and Vice President of the Mutuwal Mosque Congregation. He also
held sevaral appointments in
public organizations.
His
youngest son, Aamir Arslan Sheriff was an
Attorney-at-Law by profession, a Justice of the Peace, and a
member of the Colombo Municipal Council since 1966, serving a
predominantly Catholic Ward, which he won comfortably. He
also served as City Coroner, Colombo, and proved a great asset
to the Muslim community in expediting their deceased for
immediate burial as per the Sunnah.
Aamir Sheriff married Sithy Zehra,
daughter of Mr. Hameem Dastakeer of Matara.
1 Cassim
Sheriff (Mutuwal) 1868-1934 (Budda Nana Sheriff)
......2
Naseema Sheriff + A.M.
Rahim
......2
Sithy Sheriff + Mihilar Mohideen
(11)
............3 Sulaiman Mihilar Mohideen,
d:Jun 23, 2018 + Niloufer Moosin
(186)
4 Shihan Mohideen
(UK)
4 Parvin
Mohideen (Australia)
4 Ayesha
Mohideen (Dubai)
2 Marzoona
Sheriff
......2
Sadhuna Sheriff + I.L.M.
Zanoon (79)
............3 Norfel Wazeer
Zanoon 1947-1997 + Mumtaz Shereen
Ahmed
..................4 Shadiya Zanoon
..................4 Amani Zanoon
..................4 Nadhra Zanoon
..................4 Naveed Zanoon
............3 Rizvi Zanoon,
Dr. + Waffa Hanim
Ayad (Kandy)
4 (daughter) + Ghouse
............3 Zeeniya Zanoon
+ Name Not Known
............3 Rafi
Zanoon + Name Not Known
............3 Shihara Zanoon
+ Mueez Marikar
4
son
4
son
............3 Muees Zanoon
+ Fouzia
............3 Nahas Zanoon
(d)
............3 Ayesha
Zanoon + Waffa
Rafi
......2
Cassim Sheriff (jnr) d:1995 + Zumra
Bahaudeen (401)
3 Wadeeha Sheriff + Azhar Jaleel
4 Shakeel Jaleel
4 daughter
......2
Anis Sheriff (ex Mayor of Negombo)
......2
Uvais Sheriff
......2
Aamir Arslan Sheriff 1927 JPUM Attorney at
Law (ex City Coroner) +
Sithy Zehra
Dastakeer 1937 (35,84,143)
............3 Fathima Dinazade
Sheriff + Afulal Salih
..................4 Sajjed Ali Aflal Salih
..................4 Sabir Afulal
Salih + Name Not Known
..................4 Sameera Afulal
Salih + Name Not Known
..................4 Sameeha Afulal
Salih
............3 Sheherazade Sheriff + Farook Irfan
(116)
..................4
Alia Irfan + Mansoor
5 son
..................4 Altaf Irfan
..................4 Aman Irfan
............3 Amar
Azad Sheriff
............3 Farah
Umareen Sheriff + Ifham Deen
(Toronto, Canada) (div)
..................4
Amir Deen
............3 Ahmed Yousry
Sheriff 1962 + F Melina Sameer, b:1975, BSc (Hons) Sociology, University of London
2008 (20,10,13,30,40,46,60,90,93), m:1993, (div 2004)
4 Maria A Sheriff
b:1994, Toronto, Canada BSc Neuroscience, MEd UofT
............3 2nd spouse of Ahmed Yousry Sheriff 1962 + Name Not Known
4
AbdulRahman Sheriff
4
Mariam Sheriff