Sri Lanka Memon Family Genealogy

HADFA- Family #290

The Hadfa family has its origins in the town of Upleta, north of Junaghad in Katiyawad peninsular. It was in 1941 that Haji Saleh Mohammed Haji Ghulam Cader Hadfa first arrived in Ceylon, finding employment in a flourishing business run by members of his community. An enterprising man, he soon quit his monotonous job and entered the food industry where he met with tremendous success. In 1958, he opened his own business firm dealing in general items and foodstuff on Front Street Pettah, naming it after his first born son, Saleem.

Haji Bha, as he was known to his friends, contributed in no mean measure to uplif his less fortunate brethren. His social activities were not confined to this little island but also extended to neighboring India, where for many years he was in charge of raising funds for the Memon Education and Welfare Society in Mumbai and an Orphanae for destitute children called Taiba, in Ahmedabad. He breathed his last, leaving behind his wife and three sons, Salim, Mahmood and Razzak.

1 Hadfa (Haji Bha)

    2 Saleem Hadfa

    2 Mahmood Hadfa

    2 Razzak Hadfa

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