Syeda Masroor Fatima, Apya to us and Bibi to elders, was the first child of Apajan and papa. She basically lived with Ammi (my phuphi) and PhuphaAbba since the age of three years old till we all moved to Aligarh. One of the main reasons, we moved to Aligarh was Apya’s education – she had got admitted to M.A. in Urdu literature. Apya later on also completed her Masters (M.A.) in English literature too besides completing her B. Ed., Bachelor in Education. Apya was married to Syed Ali Husain Jafri, a lecturer at A.M.U. English Department and the first Ph.D. (in English Literature).

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Both Apya and Ali Husain Bhai were very soft-spoken and very loving. Apya was a very dedicated and hard-working person. Apya would never involve herself in any controversy and talk ill of anyone. Ali Husain Bhai was also of the same nature and with the same trait. I have never seen or heard Ali Husain Bhai and Apya ever talk loudly to anyone and this includes their own kids.

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Their love for the family was abundantly visible when they insisted that me, Sabiha, and Vikki, should stay with them to complete our studies at Aligarh, while Apajan had to live in Sandila immediately after the death of papa. I still cannot forget the personal space and the respect both Apya and Ali Husain Bhai gave us, the younger ones, during that stay of ours with them. I was not only a younger brother to Apya, but also a younger brother to Ali Husain Bhai. They gave so much love and affection to us at that time that till today in our family, Vikki is considered the eldest child of Apya and Ali Husain Bhai.

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Apya and Ali Husain Bhai had four off-springs:

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Syed Ali Faraz Jafri

Sadaf Jafri

Ilmas Jafri

Sahar Jafri

 

Syed Ali Faraz Jafri, the eldest son of Apya and Ali Husain Bhai and Azmi to all of us, has completed Electronics Engineering from AMU and works as Senior Project Manager. Azmi lives in Bangalore (now Bangaluru) with his beautiful wife, Sana Zaidi, and two daughters, Zoya and Batool. Sana is an MBA by profession but currently has all her energies devoted to bringing up and educating Zoya and Batool.

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Sadaf Jafri (Kazmi) is the next off-spring of Apya and Ali Husain Bhai. Sadaf, Saddo to me only, has completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Sadaf was a Professor and a Head of the department in an Engineering College in Muscat for more than ten years. Currently she has taken immigration to Canada and lives in Windsor, Ontario with her husband, Adeel Kazmi nee Meraj, who is an MBA by profession. Sadaf and Meraj have two school-going daughters, Ayman and Aleena.

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Ilmas Jafri, Puppy to us and Babu to Ali Husain Bhai only, is the third child of Apya and Ali Husain Bhai. Ilmas has also completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry. She currently lives in Aligarh with her husband, Syed Aijaz Rizvi, an MBBS and currently a Professor of Anatomy and AMU Aligarh Medical College. Ilmas and Aijaz also have two school-going daughters, daughter01 (name??) and daughter02 (name??).

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Sahar Jafri, Sahar to us and Munnu to Ali Husain Bhai, is the fourth child of Apya and Ali Husain Bhai. Sahar has completed her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Nano-technology from AMU. She currently lives in Allahabad with her husband, Syed Jamal Zaidi, who is a Civil Engineer by profession. Sahar and Jamal have three sons, twins Ali and Murtaza, and third one Mujtaba.

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Syed Intezar Husain Rizvi, Bhaijan to most of us and Anjaru to Mamunjan, is the second child of Apajan and papa. Bhaijan completed his electrical engineering degree from Engineering College at AMU Aligarh and retired as an Executive Engineer from UP Power Board, India. Bhaijan is married to Najma Rizvi, Najma Bhabhi to us.

Bhaijan besides being the WaliAhad of the Apajan & papa dynasty, is very adept at telling anecdotes (chutkulas). Bhaijan was very fond of kite-flying (patang-bazi) in his younger days. Nowadays his interest is mostly in looking after hundreds of pigeons that he has raised on the top floor of his house. No, now he does not participate in the pigeon-flying contests that are held regularly in the area.

 

Bhaijan has taken on the mantle of head of the family after the death of papa. Along with Najma Bhabhi, they both wear this mantle judiciously. All the younger ones in the family have now become used to the protection provided to us by them in their own way – care accompanied with scolding.

Najma Bhabhi is also a very caring and entertaining personality. Bhaijan and Najma Bhabhi have lived in Lucknow since 1975. They have three children

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Andleeb Rizvi

Amber Rizvi

Syed Mohammed Faiz Haider Rizvi

 

Andleeb Rizvi, nickname Pinki and Ghazal to Bhaijan, is the eldest child of Bhaijan and Najma Bhabhi. She has done master’s in Library Science. She lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with her husband Zainul Abedeen who is an Electrical Engineer by profession. Andleeb and Zainul have two children Amaan and Zoya. Amaan Abidin is pursuing Mechanical Engineering while Fatima Zoya is in grade 12th.

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Amber Rizvi, nickname Guddo, is the second daughter of Bhaijan and Najma Bhabhi. Guddo has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology. Her last assignment was as a lecturer at IT College, Lucknow. She lives with Bhaijan.

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Mohd Faiz Haider Rizvi, Faiz to all of us, is the last of Bhaijan and Najma Bhabhi’s children. Faiz has completed his MBA and has also taught at a college for some time. Currently, he has taken on the challenge of managing the land and farms in Sandila with modern technology. Faiz is married to a very beautiful and accomplished Nohakhwan Tabish Fatima, nicknamed Nancy. They have a son, Sadiq Rizvi (nickname Taha) and a daughter Aamena.

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Syed Intesar Husain Rizvi, nickname Pervez and Bhai to me, is the third child of Apajan and papa. Bhai has done his MBBS from the Medical College at AMU Aligarh. After completing his MBBS, he joined Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC) as Captain. He completed the Short Commission of 5 years there and returned to Sandila to do his own private practice. Later on, he joined UP State Health Department from where he retired and is now settled in Lucknow. Bhai is married to Shabih Fatima, Shabih Bhabhi to us.

Dr Pervez or Bhai, used to be a very good sportsman. He represented the university, AMU, in hockey at inter-varsity level for many years. Bhai has got very good negotiating skills. He deals with every situation, even the most irritating ones, very calmly. His nature is like a true zamindar – very caring of the family and the people around and helping them all the time.

Shabih Bhabhi, who is from the famous Dussehri House, the family that owns the original Dussehri mango lineage, is very soft-natured and kind. Bhai and Shabih Bhabhi have three children

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Akbar Rizvi

Saif Rizvi

Ana Rizvi

 

Akbar Rizvi, Bholu to us, is the eldest. He is a Mechanical Engineer by profession. He is now settled in Canada. He is married to a very nice lady, Maryam Zaidi. Bholu and Maryam have two children, a son Asghar Rizvi and a daughter, Aaliya Rizvi.

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Saif Rizvi is the second son of Bhai and Shabih Bhabhi. Saif has completed his degree in Computer Engineering. He currently works as a Computer Consultant and is settled in London, UK. Saif is married to another computer engineer Sadia Fatima. Saif and Sadia have one son, Sabeer, who has just started to get familiar with the day-care system of the UK.

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Ana Rizvi is the third child of Bhai and Shabih Bhabhi. Ana has completed her Ph.D. in Business Administration and currently teaches at IT College, Lucknow. She is married to Asad Rizvi, another Ph.D. in Physics. Ana and Asad have two sons, Almaan and Chintu(?)

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Syed Ammar Husain Rizvi, nickname Feeroz, that is me, is the fourth child of Apajan and papa. I have completed my master’s in Physics and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Science. After getting into Computers in the earliest stages of its evaluation in India, I have never looked back. I have now made my entire career in computer field only. Currently I work as computer architect for the state of Minnesota, US. I am now settled in Shakopee, MN for the past twenty years.

I am married to a very affectionate and gentle personality, Tabassum Husain (nee Zaidi). We have three children

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Sofia Husain

Nazia Husain

Ali Husain

 

Sofia Husain, Sofie is our eldest daughter. Sofie has completed her master’s in Public Heath (MPH). Currently, she is working as an Epidemiologist for the state of Washington. She currently lives in Seattle, WA with husband Saif Hasan who has a master’s in Computer Engineering. Sofie and Saif have no children as of now.

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Nazia Husain, Naz is our second daughter. Nazia has an MBA and currently works for Pepsi. She has currently also relocated near Sofie, living in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle, with her husband, Akshat Dani, who is a MD (Doctor of Medicine) and has recently got a master’s degree in Medical Information Technology. Nazia and Akshat are recently blessed with a son, Zakir Husain (Zaki).

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Our only son and the last in order is Ali Husain. Ali has completed his degree in Computer Science. Ali is currently employed as a Software Engineer for Accenture – a Computer Consulting Company. Ali is married to Batool Ahmed. Batool also works as a consultant for Google. Ali and Batool currently have one son, Jafar Husain, who is two years of age. They have had another daughter this week - Fizza Ali Husain.

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Ghazala Fatima, Ghazala, was the fifth of us siblings. She died of Cholera when she was only three years old. She is buried in our ancestral graveyard – Bhuri Sarai, in Sandila.

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Sabiha Rizvi, nickname Sabbo, is the sixth child of Apajan and papa. Sabiha has done master’s in Zoology. Sabiha has lived in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, since getting married to Syed Riaz Haider Rizvi, an Electrical Engineer by profession.

Sabiha is a very compassionate person and she is fiercely loyal to the family. She cares for all us brothers and sisters very much. She would not let any single word against anyone of us. Sabiha is very jovial and is number one in making fun of anyone and everyone. Sabiha and Riaz have four children,

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Abid Rizvi

Taqi Rizvi

Bilal Rizvi

Haider Rizvi

 

Abid Rizvi, Kashu to us, is the eldest of Sabiha and Riaz’s sons. Kashif has completed his Electrical engineering degree and works in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Kashif is married to a very learned girl (Master’s in English Literature), Ambreen Rizvi. Currently they have no children.

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Taqi Rizvi, Shazoo to us, is the second child of Sabiha and Riaz. Shazoo has completed computer engineering degree and he is also currently employed in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Shazoo is married to Saira. They currently have a daughter, Aayat who is about one and a half years old.

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Bilal Rizvi, Billu to us, is the third son of Sabiha and Riaz. Billu has recently completed a master’s in Engineering Management from Edmonton, Canada. He is not married as yet.

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Haider Rizvi, Hadda to us, is the fourth and the last son of Sabiha and Riaz. Hadda has completed his computer engineering degree last year and is planning to do a master’s for a Canadian University. He is not planning on getting married any time soon.

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Syed Wiquar Husain Rizvi, Vikki to us, is the youngest of siblings of Apajan and papa. Vikki has a master’s in Industrial Engineering. He started his career as a lecturer at AMU, Aligarh and then moved on to Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Vikki also has been very good at sports. He has played cricket as university-level. Vikki is a very nice and easy-going personality. He is also very jovial in nature. Being the youngest, and that too by far, he is twelve years younger to me only, we have made him the leader of all his nephews and nieces. He very easily mises with them.

Vikki is married to an equally jovial and brilliant Huma Kazmie. Huma is a physician (MBBS/ MD) by profession. Vikki and Huma are now living in Windsor, Canada since 2005. They have three children,

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Ibrahim Rizvi

Hasan Rizvi

Fatima Rizvi

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Ibrahim Rizvi, nickname Ibbi is the eldest son of Vikki and Huma. Ibbi has completed his master’s in Bioengineering. Currently he is working in a pharmaceutical company in Windsor, Canada.

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Hasan Rizvi, nickname Hassu, is the second son of Vikki and Huma. Hassu has another semester to complete his degree in computer engineering.

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Fatima Rizvi, Hannu to us, is the last and only daughter of Vikki and Huma. Hannu has just got admitted to undergraduate classes last year. She has a long way to go but she has already planned it all out. 😊

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