Ladha Kassam Somji
- 1990
- Railway Operator
- Business
- Parents
- Partners
- Children
by Nasim Jamal, Toronto, ON, December 13, 2011
My late father Ladha Kassam Somji came from British Indiawith his brother Late Gulamhussein Kassam around 1930.
He had 2 sisters – both deceased – one in British Indiaand one in Dodoma.
He worked for the East African railways and later on married Shirin Akberali Rattansi (late)
He then moved to Pongwe where he had a grocery store/fish /butchery.
He had 9 children – Nurjahan (late), Sultan, Zarin (late), Dilshad, Zinat, Mumtaz, Amir, Nasim, Rozina. All reside in Toronto except Dilshad is in London Ontario; Sultan is in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
My mom passed away in 1961.
My dad moved to Tanga in 1980 and remarried. He has four children - Zully, Rahim, Zahra and Naila - they are all in Tanga (widow flats).
My dad passed away in 1990.
Late Gulamhussein Kassam was my wada bapa.
My wada bapa and aunt both are deceased. They had 6 children:
Hassanali (Tabora, passed away), Nurdin, Aziz, Shamshu (Blue Room), Yasmin-4 passed away.
Gulshan is in Dar.
Sultan is a doctor in London, England.
