Some Hadhrami personalities (Past & Present) in Kenya

Written byMuhammad Bin-DohryJuly 9th, 20111 Comment

SOME HADHRAMI PERSONALITIES (PAST & PRESENT) IN KENYA,
who contributed to their community and blended into local societies and made a difference.
Those listed include emigrants, first, second,third & earlier generations of Hadhramis in Kenya.

Mombasa, Nairobi, Kitui, & other towns                                               Activity

The late Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shatry	Member of the Kenya Legislative Assembly, Businessman
The late Sayyid Abdulrahman A. Al-Shatry	Mombasa – Sea Port Manager
The late Sayyid Ahmed Mashhoor Al Haddad	Islamic Scholar
The late Sayyid Abdullah Mohammed Bin Ageel The late Sayyid Ali Ahmad Badawy Jamaluleyl	Founder Hadhrami Assoc.(1940’s) Chief Kadhi of Kenya
The late Sayyid Abdulkadir Bin Ismail	Islamic preacher
The late Sayyid Salim Omar Al-Attas	Auctioneer & Community Elder
The late Sheikh Amer Bin Abry Al-Nahdy	Businessman & Community Elder
The late Sh. Amer Bin Neheid Al Nahdy	Businessman/Community Elder & Imam- Masjid Al Noor
The late Sh. Saleh Mbarak Bin Shahbal	Businessman & Community Elder
The late Al Haj Said Bin-Daghar	President: Hadhrami Youth Club
The late Sheikh Salmin Bin Awadh Al Amry	Arabic teacher & founder of the Arab Youth Scouts
The late Sh. Mbarak Mahfudh Bin-Dohry	Businessman/Community Elder, President Arab Welfare Society, Hadhrami League, United Arab Club, & VP Hadhrami Youth Club
The late Sh. Abubakar Mohammed Al – Zubeidy	Businessman,Community Elder
The late Sh. Salim Abubaker Bajaber (Kitui)	Transporter/Businessman
The late Sh. Ahmed Bin Zein (Nairobi)	Businessman, Community Elder
The late Mr Ali Mohammed Bin Yumen	Community Leader, Kitui Councillor
The late Sh. Ahmed Abdulhadi Al Timimi	Community Elder
The late Sh. Abdullah Mohammed Al- Zubeidy	Businessman
The late Sh. Abdullah Said Al-Zubeidy	Coffee Exporter, Philanthropist & Community Leader
The late Sh. Hassan Omar Bin Sherman Al Nahdy	Businessman/Political activist
The late Sh. Salim Bura’n Basmeir	Businessman & Community Elder.
The late Mr. Said Saleh Bin Shahbal	Former Mombasa Municipal Councillor, Foreign Affairs-Aden,PDRY
The late Professor Said Hamdun Basalim	University Lecturer /also served at the Arab League, Nairobi Office
The late Sh. Ahmeb Bin Taib Bajaber	Businessman, Community Elder
The late Mr Ahmed Saddiq Basaddiq	Former Deputy Mayor of Mombasa
The late Dr Abdalla Saleh Buran Basmeir	Medical practitioner – Mombasa
The late Mr Saleh Salim Bin Abdisheikh The late Mohammed Ali Bafagih	Post Master Former Co.Sec. Electricity Corp. Aden,PDRY.Partner Mbuyuni Coca-Cola Distributors, Mombasa
The late Mr Saleh Awadh Al-Timimi The late Abdulaziz Salim Bajaber	Salesman & Musician Agriculturalist
The late Said Karama Al-Owaiti (Zarina)The late Hon. Sharif Nasir Abdalla Taib	Supervisor Kenya Ports AuthorityKenya Cabinet Minister
Professor Ahmed Idha Salim	Former University lecturer/served as Kenya’s Ambassador to Sweden and  a  Commissioner on drafting Kenya’s New Constitution
Dr.Said N. Silim (PhD)	Director, Eastern and Southern Africa- International Crops Research Institute for Semi- Arid Tropics.
Sheikh Mahfudh Mohammed Bawazir	Former Broadcaster: Sauti ya Mvita-Arabic Service
Mr Mohammed Khamis Bakhressa	Former Broadcaster BBC World Service-London & Nairobi. Information Officer British Embassy, Riyadh
Mr Khalid Omar Yumen Bin Daghar	Former Mombasa Municipal Councillor/British Trade Office, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
Dr Salha Jeizan (Teacher)	Represents Multicultural Inter-Agency Group of Peel, Canada
Sh.Ali Bin Taib Bajaber	Businessman & Community Elder
Mr Omar Salim Basaddiq	Former: Member of the Kenya Legislative Assembly/Mombasa Municipal Council . Broadcaster: Journalist –Saudi Arabia
Sheikh Mohammed Saleh Bawazir	Businessman, Philanthropist
Sh.Salim Ahmed Taib Bajaber	Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
Hon. Salim Mohammed Balala	Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Asst. Minister of Finance.
Sh. Awadh Saleh Sherman al-Nahdi	Businessman
Mr Salim Mbarak Bin-Dohry Dr. Farouq(Omar) Saleh Sherman	Former Central Bank Manager, Senior Bank Consultant Hadhramaut, Yemen Environmentalist/Businessman
Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Bayusuf	Businessman
Mr. Suleiman Said Saleh Shahbal	Leading Banker/2012 candidate, for Governorship of Mombasa
Mr Mbarak Said Al Jaedy Mr Harith Saleh M. Bin-Shahbal	Former Mombasa Councillor & Kenya Football Association Official Former Mombasa Municipal Councillor
Haj Awadh Bashamakh	Former Senior Banker (Barclays)
Mr Abubakar Zein	Leading Civil Society Leader, Activist
Dr. Fuwad Abdallah Hateyan Al Nahdi	Periodontics/Dentist
Hon.Said Hemed Said Bathaf	Former Member of Parliament, Chief Whip & Kenya’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Hon Najib Mohammed Balala	Current Member of Parliament , Former : Minister for Tourism & Mayor of Mombasa
Hon. Mohammed Abdullah Zubeidy	Former East African Legislative Assembly member/Entrepreneur
Sayyid Aidarus Bafagih	Former Mombasa Municipal Council,Official
Eng. Omar Faraj Al-Kizeem Major (Rtd)Twalib Mbarak Bin-Saad	Former Engineer E.Africa Railways./Consultant Former Major Kenya Army. Security & Integrity Manager, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd (KenGen)
Eng.Mohammed Omar Bajaber	Former Engineer Ministry of Works
Sayyid Taha Al Haddad	Former Customs Officer
Captain Omar Salim Bajaber	Honorary Norwegian Counsel-Mombasa
Mr Feisal Hassan Sherman Al Nahdi	Businessman/ Philanthropist
Mr Amer Swaleh Al-Saiary	Lawyer/Philanthropist
Mr Taib Ali Taib Bajaber	Lawyer/Former Mayor of Mombasa
Mr Nabhan Swaleh	Lawyer -Nabhan Advocates, Mombasa
Mr Twalib Ali Hateyan al-Nahdi	Businessman & Philanthropist
Mr Ali Islam Ali Bashamakh	Industrialist/Philanthropist
Eng. Abdalla S. Al-Maery Mr Shukry Baramade Mr Nassir Bahakam Al-Mashjari	Freight Forwarding/Trustee Sh. Zayed Childcare Centre-MSA. Chairman, Kenya Ports Authority Businessman
Mr Omar Salim Bamehriz	Businessman-KSA
Mr Omar Salim Bamhayan	Businessman-KSA
Mr Saleh Said Al-Shimasy Mr Mohamed Badawy Al Husseiny	Owner Al-Shimasy Travel Agency CEO & Board Member: Aabar Investments- Dubai
Mr Said Mbarak Al-Digeil	CEO in a Dubai investment group
Mr  Abdulla Bin Silim	Advisor in BMG (investment group) Canada
Mr Fuad Salim Bin Taher Al-Nahdi	Director, Radical Middle Way (UK)
Mr Said Al Abd Karama	Former Senior Immigration Officer
Mr Omar Abdalla Thabit Al Nahdi	Former Senior Customs Officer
Mr Abdulkadir Al Abd Hubess	Former Broadcaster, Mombasa & Saudi Arabia
Mr Salim Khamis Bakhressa	Publisher of “Kamusi” Swahili dictionary
Mr Khamis Ali Hamdan	Former Broadcaster,Trade Union & Political activist
Prof.Mohammed Bakari Assagaaf	University Lecturer,Kenya & Istanbul-Turkey,
Mr Abdallah Agil Bin Eshag	Financial Controller-NORCONSULT-Saudi Arabia
Mr Omar Bakran Bamatraf	Manager, Mawaddah International Group,KSA
Mr Shaaby Said Salim Bajaber	Director, Gulf African Bank
Mr Salem Said Al-Kindi	Telecommunications Consultant (UK)
Mr Mohammed Khamis Hamdan	Kenya Airways Pilot
Mr Fawzi Muhammad Bin-Dohry Mr Mbarak Muhammad Bin-Dohry	IT Consultant-Xpsolutions, Canada IT Engineer – Heathrow Airport(UK)
Malindi
The late Sh. Omar Bin Dahman Al Amoudi	Businessman & Community Elder
The late Sheikh Swaleh Bujra Al Nahdi	Businessman & Community Elder
The late Mr Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Amoudi	Official African Development Bank
Dr Abdullah Naji Said	Nairobi University
Mr. Salim Bakhashwen	Businessman
Mr. Mahdi Saleh Mahdi	Businessman
Mr. Salim Al-Amudi	Businessman
Dr. Naji A. Said	Urologist
Dr. Mohamed Abdalla Baasba	Urologist
Hon. Abubakar Badawi Jamaluleyl	Former Kenya MP – for Malindi
Mr. Mohamed Salim Timimi	Businessman
Mr Saleh Bader Al-Nahdi	Businessman
Lamu
Professor Abdalla Bujra al-Nahdi	University Professor – in African, European and American Universities
Late Sayyid A.Rahman Bin Swaleh Badawy (Khitami) Late Sheikh Faraj Basharaheel (Bwana Mkuu)	Islamic preacher and ‘Twabib’ Scholar & Historian
Mohammed,Faraj, Anwar & Salim Ahmed Bajbeir	Businessmen
Witu
Mr. Abdulaziz Said Bujra al-Nahdi	Former Kenya MP – Lamu West
Mr. Salim Mahdi	Businessman