The charitable trust Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, which runs educational institutions in Bhatkal, has named its administrative building after him.
\n\nDemocrat Abdul El-Sayed’s US Senate victory has sparked celebrations in Bhatkal, a coastal town in Karnataka, because of his wife Sarah Jukaku’s family roots in the region.
\n\nAccording to The Indian Express, the Jukaku family belongs to the Nawayath community, an ancient Muslim merchant community whose members settled in southern India’s coastal towns over several centuries. The family is credited with playing a significant role in Bhatkal’s development around 75 years ago, before the formation of Karnataka.
\n\nSarah’s grandfather, Jukaku Shamsuddin, was a prominent lawyer who served as deputy finance minister in the Mysore government under then Chief Minister BD Jatti during the 1950s. He was reportedly the first lawyer from the community to become a minister.
\n\nJournalist Aftab Husain Kola, author of JH Shamshuddin: Service Above Self, said Shamsuddin played a major role in developing Bhatkal, including its town planning, roads, electricity and educational institutions.
\n\nShamsuddin died at the age of 52, leaving behind six daughters and four sons. Several members of the family later moved to other cities and countries for education and work.
\n\nSarah’s father, Dr Jukaku S Tayeb…
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