Veteran Indian social worker dies in Qatar

A veteran Indian social worker in Qatar, known for his efforts to help expatriates, has died.
M V Abdul Khader Haji, 67, hailing from Kerala's Thrissur district, died at a hospital in Qatar's capital Doha yesterday after several weeks of ailment.
People sought his assistance, irrespective of religion and nationality, to complete legal and medical formalities to perform the final rites for the dead, Qatari newspaper 'The Peninsula' reported.
Popularly known as Hajika, he was conferred the Indian Community Benevolent Forum's (ICBF) Humanitarian Services Award in 2003-2004.
"I worked with Hajika for the past 10 years. He was doing a rare service to the community and there is none to fill the vacuum left by his death. Inspired by his service, ICBF had set up a death case committee, in which he was a member," Nilanghsu Day, chairman of ICBF's advisory committee said.

Haji landed in Qatar when he was just 20 and started working in a restaurant in Doha. He later set up an air conditioning repair workshop and had stayed for a long time with his family in Doha.
He leaves behind his wife Zuhra and four children.