NC leader Mustafa Kamal dies after brief illness in Srinagar, CM Omar pays tribute to uncle
Srinagar, July 14: Senior National Conference leader Mustafa Kamal died after a brief illness at a hopsital in Srinagar today, the party said.
National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that Mustafa Kamal died today after a brief illness.
Kamal was undergoing treatment at Paras Hospital in Srinagar for the last few days and died at around 5 pm.
Kamal is the son of National Conference founder and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister late Sheikh Abdullah and the brother of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah paid an emotional tribute to his uncle and veteran National Conference leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, who passed away earlier in the evening at Paras Hospital in Srinagar.
In a statement, Omar Abdullah said his father’s younger brother had been unwell for several months and his health worsened four days ago.
“My father’s younger brother Dr Mustafa Kamal passed away earlier this evening at Paras hospital in Srinagar. Uncle Mustafa had been unwell for some months but took a turn for the worse 4 days ago. He put up a brave fight holding on against the odds. The doctors & staff treating him were amazing but Allah called him for his final journey. May Allah grant uncle Mustafa the highest place in Jannat,” he said.
Sheikh Mustafa Kamal was the son of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and younger brother of former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah. He served as a minister in the state cabinets of 1983, 1987 and 1996.
Party leaders, colleagues and well-wishers expressed condolences and remembered Kamal as a forthright leader who remained active in J&K politics for decades.
