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Proud dad 92, dies two weeks after seeing son made mayor

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Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Abdul Ahmed was a quiet presence in Huddersfield Town Hall when Dewsbury councillor Masood Ahmed was elected mayor at the annual meeting of Kirklees Council on May 25

The 92-year-old father-of-five passed away suddenly, unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep just 17 days later whilst on a trip to Kashmir accompanied by his son Sajid.

A friend of the family said Mr

Ahmed, who was in a wheelchair, made "a massive effort" to be present at the mayor-making ceremony "but he would not have missed it.

He was very proud of Masood and his granddaughter Iram, who will be the mayor's consort."

Along he lived terraced worked and Masood

Born in the village of Kalyal, a rural farming community, Mr Ahmed came to the UK to work in the textile mills, and settled in Dewsbury. With his wife Sabiha Begum, known as Rahmaat, he raised his sons Abad, Sajid, Amjid, Arshid and Masood, who has been his main carer for the past few years when he was in poor health. Mrs Ahmed died in 1995. Mr Ahmed spent most of his life in England but loved the much more relaxed pace of life in Kashmir. His final trip home had been planned for some time but had been delayed by the Covid pandemic. He also wanted to be present for son Masood's civic festivities. He flew to Kashmir on June 8, 21 others in a single house when he at Wormald Worker Ahmed announcing "I'm home" when he...

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