CIRCULAR NO: JMT/080/20 October 17, 2020
Safar 29, 1442
The Africa Federation (AFED) Secretariat is pleased to announce the appointment of Br. Kumail Rahim of Arusha as the Chairman of the Africa Youth Network Board for the term 2019 – 2022.
Brief Profile
Kumail Rahim is a 24-year-old youth residing in Arusha and has recently completed his MSC Economics Degree from the University of Birmingham, U.K. He has firsthand experience working with the youth be it as an active volunteer at the mosque, a teacher at madrassah, or assisting in organizing youth camps and events. He aspires to assist the youth of the community and believes in self-learning to unlock their potentials and self-worth in a bid to be of service to promote volunteerism and development for betterment of all.
Kumail joins the AFED team with strong zeal and passion to serve the youths of the community and to create a better environment of involvement of youths along all levels of the KSI community.
AYN Team
The following have been appointed members of the Board:
Kumail Rahim – Chairman
Alireza Surati – Vice Chairman
Syeda Narjis Zahra Baqri – Secretary
Abbas Ally Shehzad – Treasurer
Ali Khalfan – Team Member
Dr. Faryal Raza – Team Member
Dr. Mujahid Manji – Team Member
Hussein Dhirani – Team Member
Rida Mujtaba Sajan – Team Member
Siddiqa A. Anwarali – Team Member
Mohamedhussein Raza – Representative – Dar es Salaam
Asgher Azad – Representative – Mombasa
Shabbarali Khimji – Representative – Nairobi
The AYN team has a mission to make as many youths as possible from our community realize their true potentials and hence be able to live it in a quest to get closer to Allah (s.w.t.), religion of Islam and Shia Ithna-Asheri faith.
This will be made possible through working with youth bodies within the AFED Constituent Jamaats to better understand their needs as well as through data collection. In addition, they aim to have online and physical interactive seminars/discourses from time to time tackling contemporary issues faced by our youth in constituent Jamaats as well as arrange youth get togethers, be it in intra Jamaats settings through discussion circles or inter Jamaats through outings and camps.
Amongst the objectives of this term is to connect effectively with the fellow youths of Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius so that we are intertwined with close coordination in all our activities and visits.
The Chairman, Alhaj Shabir Najafi and the Office Bearers of Africa Federation extends their heartiest congratulations to Kumail Rahim and his team on their appointments and wishes them every success in attaining the goals and objectives set out for the term 2019-2022.
Zuhair Jaffer
Hon Secretary