{"id":92871,"date":"2022-03-16T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T10:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=92871"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:02:35","slug":"prominent-indian-businessman-aijaz-ahmad-sarfaraz-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/prominent-indian-businessman-aijaz-ahmad-sarfaraz-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Indian businessman Aijaz Ahmad passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent Indian Businessman and the Managing Director at Sahara Air Conditioning Company Aijaz Ahmad Sarfaraz passed away today morning at Sabah hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves behind his wife, Mrs Shagufta Qidwai and children Nidal Ahmad and Bilal Ahmad.<\/p>\n<p>Aijaz Ahmad established Sahara Air Conditioning Company has been in business-related with Air Conditioning services in Kuwait for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Aijaz Ahmad Sarfaraz was also a patron of many educational institutions and trusts in India. 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