{"id":994,"date":"2020-04-30T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=994"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:15:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:15:14","slug":"pk-kareem-haji-businessman-and-social-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=994","title":{"rendered":"PK Kareem Haji, Businessman and social worker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PK Kareem Haji was a resident of UAE for over 40 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PK Kareem Haji, 62 \u2011 a businessman in Abu Dhabi, former president of Abu Dhabi Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) and an active community worker with the Indian Islamic Centre, the Sunni Centre, among others \u2011 died of complications from Covid-19 on April 30, his family confirmed to Gulf News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A native of Thiruvathra – (Thrissur District), Kerala, Haji was being treated at Abu Dhabi\u2019s Burjeel Hospital. Haji is said to have been at the hospital for nearly 10 days before succumbing to Covid-19, reported GN\u2019s Anjana Kumar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He leaves behind a wife, and three sons, who are looking after his business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haji’s son, Mohammad Abdul Gafoor, confirmed his father died due to complications after contracting Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy father was a diabetic for 14-15 years,” he said. “Two weeks ago he complained of fever, cough. We live in Mussafah and he went to our local doctor. He took a swab test and no sooner his result came positive, my father was shifted to Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi. His condition deteriorated unfortunately and the last two day he was put on ventilator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gafoor said his father was a family man. \u201cHe leaves behind a wife, three sons and four grand-children. He was very attached to his grand-children. He was very protective of his family. We miss him so much.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haji came to the UAE on February 20, 1974, said Gafoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe started his career as a driver for UAE Airforce (Abu Dhabi).  Later he took up a business license to start his own supermarket in Mussafah,\u201d added Gafoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haji is said to have spearheaded a food campaign at the start of the pandemic outbreak in the UAE and was responsible for feeding over 1,000 people in need of food in the emirate following the UAE\u2019s national sterilisation drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also launched a food challenge programme and what started with feeding 25 people is now taking care of over 1,000 people\u2019s needs. He is said to have been at the helm of working with restaurants to deliver daily meals to workers in the capital during the national sterilisation drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, friends and colleagues mourned the death of Haji \u2013 a man they said \u2013 who was full of love and warmth for the community at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shukoor Ali Kallungan, Abu Dhabi KMCC President said: \u201cWe are in shock. Haji tested positive two weeks ago. His condition was pretty serious and he was put on ventilator. But on April 30 he died in the early hours of the morning at 12.36 am. The community is very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kallungan, Haji\u2019s charitable work included setting up educational institutes in Kerala for deserving children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Askar Kasaragod said, \u201cHaji helped build and take Abu Dhabi KMCC to the level it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the first week of April, another well-known Indian social worker tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus in UAE. Naseer Vatanapally, a Kerala-native, responsible for helping residents with food supplies tested positive for the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an earlier interview with Gulf News, Vatanapally said he had been showing symptoms including a mild throat irritation for the past three to four days. A father to three children Vatanapally isolated himself from his family 20-days prior to falling sick and was living in a hotel. He has recovered and is back to doing social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulf News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PK Kareem Haji, 62 \u2011 a businessman in Abu Dhabi, former president of Abu Dhabi Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) and an active community worker with the Indian Islamic Centre, the Sunni Centre, among others \u2011 died of complications from Covid-19 on April 30, his family confirmed to Gulf News. 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