Dar es Salaam Memon Jamat is a unified registered body of Memons residing in Tanzania mainland.  It came into existence in 1970 after being registered with the Registrar of Societies as a charitable society.

The Jamat comprises mainly of Cutchi Memons whose grandparents first landed on the island of Zanzibar during the years 1900 and 1910, and later on, after the 1964 Revolution, migrated to Dar es Salaam and other nearby towns of the East African coast.

AIMS AND OBJECTS:

1. Advancement of the Jamat in accordance with the tenets of Islam

2. To utilize collective funds to serve the Memon community socially, educationally and economically as well as to perform benevolent work to help the poor, the sick and the needy.

3. To render help and facilities for the performance of religious rites on the occasion of marriages, death, etc.

4. To organize collections and disbursement of zakaat (Islamic alms).

5. To cooperate with other bodies having similar or sympathetic aims to uplift the well being of our members as recognized by the laws of the government as a charitable organization.

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership of the Jamat is 600 with 500 adults and 100 children, out of which 90% are Cutchi Memons, and the rest Nasserpuria Halai and Gamrai Memons from Tanzania mainland, Kenya and Pakistan.

ASSETS OF THE JAMAT:

1. A well developed Memon Cemetery and a Madressa for children residing in the vicinity,

2. A five storied building under construction as Memon Jamatkhana, which will be used for members' religious, social and educational needs.

OFFICE BEARERS:

CHAIRMAN: Janab Daud Abdulla (Ramjubhai)

VICE CHAIRMAN:  Janab Mohamed A Musa

HON. SECEATRY: Janab Abubakar Mohamed Haji

HON. JOINT SECRETARY:  Janab Abdulsalaam A. Shakoor

TREASURER:  Janab Yusuf Essak Ayoub.

[The above information is contained in the 1993 World Conference Souvenir of the All India Cutchi Memon Federation.  I hope to obtain updated information from Tanzania Jamat soon.  - Arif G. Kadwani]

Following is the updated information received on March 11, 2011 from Mr. Osman Harun Jusabani, Hon. Secretary, Memon Jamaat Daressalaam regarding the Managing Committee for the year 2010-2011:

  1.          Chairman and Zakaat Committee convener

                Janaab Yusuf Essak  Bachoo

                Cell phone no. 0784 325 009.

                Email . alphazulu@raha.com

2.             Vice Chairman and Education Committee convener

                 Janaab Minaz  Mohammed Suleiman.

                Cell phone no. 0784/0655  484 848

                Email. minazsuleiman@hotmail.com

3.             2nd Vice Chairman. - Appointed

4.             Hon. Secretary.

                Janaab Osman Harun Jusabani.

                Cell phone no. 0784 786 887.

                Email. jppilone@bol.co.tz

5.            Joint Secretary.

                Janaab Ayub Essak Bachoo

                Cell phone no. 0784 271308 and 0719 391043

                Email, ayub30@hotmail.com

6.            Hon. Treasurer

                Janaab Riyaz Mohammedhussein Ahmed.

                Cell phone no. 0784 484 888 and 0713 218 774

                Email ,  Rizkhan50@hotmail.com

7.            Deputy Treasurer.

                Janaab Yasser Abdulhamid

                Cell phone no 0713 645 928

                Email, yasserabdulhamid@gmail.com

8.            Social Committee Convener (Gents) and Member Managing Committee.

                Janaab Akhtar Abdul

                 Cell phone no 0784 490440

                 Email, akhtar_ar@hotmail.com

 9.           Cemetery Committee Convener and Member of Managing Committee.

                  Janaab Ayub Abdulla Hasham

                  Cell phone no 0715336365

                 Email, ayubhasham@gmail.com

10.          Sports Committee Convener and Member of Managing Committee.

                Janaab Atif Salim

                 Cell phone 0713786685

                 Email, aristoboy17@hotmail.com

11.          Editorial Committee Convener and Member of Managing Committee.

                Janaab Abdulshakur Bagha

                Cell phone 0756 444350 and 0715 444320

                Email, as_bagha@yahoo.com

12.          Managing Committee Member.

                Janaab Murtaza Hasham

                Cell phone 0713/0773/0784 474743

                 Email, murtazahash@hotmail.com and murtazahasham83@yahoo.com

13.          Managing Committee Member.

                Janaab Iqbal Haji Mussa

                 Cell phone 0713 458586

14.          Managing Committee Member – Appointed

{We thank Mr. Jusabani for forwarding the above valuable information, and hope to receive more information on the Jamaat's current activities - Arif G. Kadwani}

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Following information was received from Ayub Essak Ayub, Hon. Secretary, Memon Jamaat, Dar Es Salaam on August 24, 2013.   Jazak Allah Khair, Ayub Saheb for forwardng this info to us!

Mr. Ayub further informed us of the following:

1) Our Jamaat has built a 5 storey building for needy members of our Jamaat. Thirteen families have been given homes free of charge,
 
2) Our Jamaat runs a school from kindergarten up to primary level, and children for all castes attend at  very low fees,.
 
3) During the holy month of Ramadhan,  the Jamaat's social and welfare committees go out to the different areas of Dar es salaam and distribute food and clothing to poor people, regardess of whether they are  Muslim or not,

4) The Jamaat's Zakaat committee gives food and cash to its needy members every month, 
 
5)  The Jamaat established businesses for  two families in the year 2011,  and Alhamdulillah this year they did not receive zakat from the Jamaat as they were among the Zakaat givers, and
 
6) Our Chairman Mr.Yusuf Essak Ayub has donated a 2 Acre Plot to the community to build a mosque for not only the members but the whole community    Fencing is in place as are plans.We now await  funds to build the mosque.
 
Our Aim

 
1) To open up a secondary school for our Jamaat children who face problems getting admission in schools.  There very few good schools which are very expensive for the parents who cannot afford them.   We have applied for a plot from the government and are waiting to be assigned.
 
2) To build a mosque at the plot given to the Jamaat by the Chairman  as described above.  We accept funds from anywhere as it is sadakatul jaria.