My Excellent Family
Maternal grandfather: Abdulrehman Mahmood Bastaki
Maternal grandmother: Aysha Bookhash
Maternal Uncle: Mohamed Bastaki
Paternal grandfather: Ahmed Kazim
Paternal grandmother: Fatma Fikree
Parents: Mohamed Kazim & Ziba Abdulrehman
Sisters: Nilofer – more of a mother to me
Nasreen aka Fatma – One of the best persons in this world
Amna – She had a big influence on my teenage years
Najla – my inseparable sister and confidante
Wife: Fatma Mohamed Aqeel Abbas – my eternal supporter
Children: Sumayya – born 1990
Mohamed – born 1991
Abdulrehman – born 1995
Ahmed – born as the first of a twin in 1998 – his other twin was Essa whom I lost as a result of a tragic medical error – his death in 1998 devastated me and scarred me for life
Abdulla – born in 2003- he came as a real surprise to us and is a bundle of joy.