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'''Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman''', | '''Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman''', also known as Nihal Sahab or Sathi Nihal Ahmed or '''Nihalbhai''',<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Malegaon|first1=Maha|title=Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed passes away|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/7157997_Former-Maharashtra-minister-Nihal-Ahmed-passes-away.html|website=ptinews.com|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> was an Indian [[socialist]] leader and politician belonging to Janata Dal (Secular). He was a former Minister of government of Maharashtra and legislator of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from 1960 until 1999.<ref name="auto"/> He was also the first mayor of the [[Malegaon Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="auto"/> He died on 29 February 2016 at a private hospital in [[Nashik]] at the age of 90 following age-related [[ailments]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Former Maharashtra Minister Nihal Ahmed Dead|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/former-maharashtra-minister-nihal-ahmed-dead/932057|website=outlookindia.com|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> He had been admitted to the hospital the night before due to respiratory problems.<ref name="auto1"/> He was laid to rest at the Bada Kabrasthan burial ground later that night.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed laid to rest|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-maharashtra-minister-nihal-ahmed-laid-to-rest/1/609107.html|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, four sons and three daughters.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Malegaon|first1=Maha|title=Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed passes away|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/former-maharashtra-minister-nihal-ahmed-passes-away-116022900477_1.html|website=business-standard.com|publisher=Press Trust of India|accessdate=29 February 2016}}</ref> | ||
In 2002, Nihal received controversy due to organising a procession at [[Malegaon]] in 2001 to protest against the US attack on [[Afghanistan]]. Nonetheless, he was elected the first Mayor of Malegaon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peaceful Malegaon elects a mayor now|url=http://hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0602/178.html|website=hindunet.org|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=29 February 2016|date=16 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305124319/http://hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0602/178.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | In 2002, Nihal received controversy due to organising a procession at [[Malegaon]] in 2001 to protest against the US attack on [[Afghanistan]]. Nonetheless, he was elected the first Mayor of Malegaon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peaceful Malegaon elects a mayor now|url=http://hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0602/178.html|website=hindunet.org|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=29 February 2016|date=16 June 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305124319/http://hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0602/178.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, also known as Nihal Sahab or Sathi Nihal Ahmed or Nihalbhai,[1] was an Indian socialist leader and politician belonging to Janata Dal (Secular). He was a former Minister of government of Maharashtra and legislator of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1960 until 1999.[1] He was also the first mayor of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.[1] He died on 29 February 2016 at a private hospital in Nashik at the age of 90 following age-related ailments.[1][2] He had been admitted to the hospital the night before due to respiratory problems.[2] He was laid to rest at the Bada Kabrasthan burial ground later that night.[3] He was survived by his wife, four sons and three daughters.[4]
In 2002, Nihal received controversy due to organising a procession at Malegaon in 2001 to protest against the US attack on Afghanistan. Nonetheless, he was elected the first Mayor of Malegaon.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Malegaon, Maha. "Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed passes away". ptinews.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former Maharashtra Minister Nihal Ahmed Dead". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed laid to rest". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Malegaon, Maha. "Former Maharashtra minister Nihal Ahmed passes away". business-standard.com. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Peaceful Malegaon elects a mayor now". hindunet.org. The Indian Express. 16 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.