Mohamedali Pirbhai

Mohamedali Pirbhai

Country of birth

• India

Date of Birth

• 1874

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Born in 1874

"In 1890, after a journey alone by dhow, Mohamedali Pirbhai, age sixteen, stayed in a community rest house in Dar es Salaam until he found work with a German provision store. As a clerk he eamed Rs.12 per month and had to provide his own food and lodging"

The Rise And Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa- The Asian Connection by Robert G. Gregory (pg. 21)