Sri Lanka Memon Family Genealogy

CHANA - Family #279

Comprise of a considerable number of members in Sri Lanka. Many are the descendants of one Juma through his two sons, Ismail and Ahamed. Ismail had a son Mohammed, who in turn had four sons named Aboobucker, Ismail, Elyas, and Ahamed.

1 Chana

    2 Juma Chana

        3 Haji Mohammed Haji Ismail Chana

            4 Mohammed Chana

                5 Aboobucker Chana

                5 Haji Ismail Chana + Jaibunnisa

                    6 Iqbal Ismail Chana, perhaps the only Sri Lankan Memon to choose Aircraft Engineering as a profession having joined the National Carrier, Air Lanka, in 1980. Followed a 5 year apprentice course in Aircraft Engineering with Singapore Airlines in Singapore where he obtained a Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and qualified as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer. Moved to Dubai after joining Emirates Airlines in 1988.

                5 Elyas Chana

                5 Ahamed Chana

        3 Haji Abdul Karim Haji Ahamed Chana

            4 Rasheed Abdul Karim Chana, photographer. Established two textile trading firms in the Pettah, Akosons & Karsons, and had a dyeing and finishing plant in the mid 1960's.

                5 Akhtar Kamal Channa, distinguished himself in swimming. In 1971 he participated in the 2 mile sea swim from Mt Lavinia to Dehiwela for the Kinross Swimming and Life Saving Club. Did the six mile sea swim from Kinross to Mt Lavinia in the following year. Joined Upali Airways in 1982, to learn flying and obtained his private pilots license the following year. Continued to flying till 1990 until restrictions to flying were imposed due to security reasons. Logged 30 hours flying time and has also done cross country flying from Ratmalana to Avissawela and back. Joined the polythene industry in 1980 starting DKW Plastic Industries (pvt) Ltd. Presently into garment manufacturing under the name of NG Apparels with two factories in Hatton and Matara.

                5 Awais Rasheed Chana, promising Rugby player. Captained Royal College Rugby Team and bagged the coveted the Thambapillai Trophy when they trounced arch rivals St Thomas' College 17-0 with Awais scoring a try playing as flanker. First Memon to represent his school in the much celebrated Bradby Shield Royal-Trinity, encounter. His daring style helped Royal to wallop Trinity in both legs of the Bradby in that year. Represented Royal on a tour to Australia becoming the first Memon to play for his school overseas. Demonstrated his outstanding dexterity when he scored a scintillating try against Victoria Combined Schools side.

  2 Vally Mohammed Abdul Rahman Chana, arrived in Cedylon in 1947. Established Vally Stores at Prince Street Pettah in 1960 dealing in textiles and plastics.

        3 Iliyas Chana, Managing Partner Vally Stores. Trustee Clifton Lane Mosque.

        3 Iqbal Chana

Compiled by the Webmaster of the Sri Lanka Genealogy Website from available data in Sri Lankan archives together with data extracted from "Memons of Sri Lanka" - Men Memoirs Milestones, by Asiff Hussein & Hameed Karim Bhoja, May 2006, iSBN 955-1408-00-4, Published by The Memon Association of Sri Lanka