Abdulrasul Jaffer Somji

Mukhi Abdulrasul Jaffer Somji

Date of Death

• 1950

Place of longest stay

• Tanga
• Tanga
• 1905-1909
• 1913-1917

Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life

• Merchant

Where-City or Country

• Tanzania

Family tree

Parents

Jaffer Somji

Fatima Damji Virjee

Children

Kassamali Abdulrasul

Born in

Jaffer Somji(Born in).

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  List of all Mukhis & Kamadia, Tanga 1905-1932.

In 1922, seeing there wasn't enough coming out of the shop bapa nokri madhaiwi (arranged a job) with Tanga's big wepari (businessman) Abdulrasul Somji (Tanga’s first Mukhi in 1905) in his shop in Moshi at 600 rupees plus boarding and lodging. In all, Abdulrasul Somji had 3 shops in Tanga, and shops in Muheza, Korogwe, Moshi and Arusha, using newcomers from India to run these at 200 rupees per annum. During a 12-month period, they would get advances (khatha) which later were settled against salary at period end.Gulamali Jina Madhavji