Walji Kassam

Walji Kassam

Family tree

Parents

Kassam Bharmal Rana

Partners

Jennabai Walji Kassam

Hirbai Ismail Janmohamed

Children

Abdulmalek Walji Kassam

Hassanali Walji Kassam

Amin Walji Kassam

Kamaludin Walji Kassam

Malek Walji Kassam

Sadrudin Walji Kassam

Zarin Walji Kassam

Born in

Kassam Bharmal Rana(Born in Sinugra).

Walji Kassam Photo Kamaludin W Kassam collection

Walji was the youngest son of Kassam Bharmal.

He had settled in Moshi Tanganyika. His first wife Hirbai was the daughter of Ismail Janmohamed (also from Kutch and had settled in Dar es Salaam; he ran a whole sale and retail business and ran it with his son Mohamed).They had 2 sons Hassanali and Abdul and a daughter Fariyal. Hassanali served as Honorary Secretary in the Aga Khan Regional Council of Moshi & Arusha. After passing of Walji's first wife Hirbai, he married Jennabai. They had 2 daughters Malek and Zarin and 3 sons Sadru (Sadrudin), Amin and Kamalu (Kamaludin). Sadru and Malek passed away in Toronto. Walji Kassam and his sons had retail and wholesale business in Moshi Tanzania. They used to be my father’s agents in Moshi.