Former KBCA chief passes away in Canada

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Mohammed Hussain Syed, a former Chief Controller of Buildings, Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), passed away in Canada on May 4. He was 80. He had gone to Canada about a year back to see his children there. He leaves behind three daughters and two sons to mourn his death besides the widow.

A civil engineer by profession and also a senior Aligarhian, Mohammed Hussain had joined the KBCA in 1979 as Deputy Controller of Buildings where, because of his sheer professionalism, he reached the coveted position of the Chief Controller. 

He also served the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) as Member Planning. 

Upon retirement from the KBCA, his services were acquired by the late Z A Nizami, the then Chancellor of the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, as Director Planning. 

Mohammad Hussain continued working proactively at the SSUET until quitting the job soon after the death of the Founder Chancellor. 

He also remained an energetic Aligarhian, taking active part in the affairs and activities of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA). 

He was known and respected for his reputation as a thorough gentlemen and a competent civil engineer. 

His former senior colleagues have expressed their deep grief over his passing away and prayed to Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant fortitude to family members to bear the irreparable loss.