The Annual General Meeting of the Australian MEFF Consortium, organisers of the Multicultural Eid Festival & Fair was held in Sydney on Sunday 6 November 2022 at Dar-ul-Islam, Bonnyrigg, with the presentation of the Annual Report and election the Management Committee and selection of Office Bearers together with constitution of the Festival Committee.
Mr Hanif Bismi, MEFF president during his welcome address, after Acknowledgment of the Country paid homage to the founders of MEFF who have now left to their heavenly abode.
“Dr Ashfaq Ahmad and Jahan Ara Begum without whose foresight and guiding hand MEFF would not have reached to such success. Also we remember our early active members Fawzia Siddiqi and Sadia Siddiqi, they are not with us today but their prayers and inspirations are with us and we pray to Almighty Allah for their success in the hereafter, Mr Bismi said.
He enumerated the achievements of over these long years and commended MEFF team for holding MEFF 2022 inspite of COVID-19 Omicron surges and hospitalisation and passing away of three MEFF leaders who contributed towards its success in the past.
“Covid health protocols prevented us from holding our annual MEFF in 2020 and 2021. By the Grace of the Almighty, we held our festival again in 2022 with great success, though with late preparation. But Alhamdulillah we were able to attract bigger crowds. We changed few key things that helped top achieve this with full support of the community, our dedicated volunteers and of course us, TEAM MEFF and our families,” Mr Bismi said.
He also appreciated the ongoing facilities provided by the owners of Dar-ul-Islam for MEFF meetings, storage of its assets and other facilities at the premises for holding MEFF festival.
The election resulted in the constitution of MEFF Team for 20222-2024 as follows:
MEFF Trustees:
Zia Ahmad
Shujaat Siddiqui
MEFF Management Committee:
Hanif Bismi, President
Usaid Khalil, Vice President 1
Aamir Ahmad, Vice President 2
Najm Ahmad, Vice President 1
Fosiya Bismi, Secretary
Manar Ahmad, Treasurer
Najia Khalil, Assistant Secretary
Saminah Ahmad, Assistant Treasurer
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