Syed Mohammed Ali Jaffery, 8046/Latif

Ali Jaffery - 2007

By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Syed Mohammed Ali Jaffery, kit no. 8046/Latif House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1980 in 8th class and left the college in 1985 after completing his Intermediate.

He was born on 29 November 1966 and got married to Mrs. Samira on 6 September 1992. They have two children. They now live in the Bahrain.

Ali attained the heights at Cadet College Petaro by being appointed the Senior Under Officer (SUO) of his class.

After leaving Petaro, he graduated from Wooster College in the UK. He made his career in the banking industry and has spent a good part of it in the Middle East - in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. At present he is Head of Mutual Funds with National Commercial Bank in Bahrain.

He is also a specialist in Islamic Banking as well.

Ali has a heart of gold. He is an extremely caring person, and is always in the forefront of philanthropic activities - primarily aimed at Petarians. He does not think twice about trying to help those who are under-privileged or in need. He has contributed towards scholarships on need-cum-merit basis on an annual basis through the Petarian Foundation.

It is truly my honour to have known Ali for the past nearly a decade.