He was blessed to have served as President of the Santa Maria Jamā'at in the 1990s and Vice President of Los Angeles Inland Jamā’at during the 2000s. He was serving as Secretary Wasāyā of Los Angeles Inland jama’at at the time of his passing.
Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Times
By Ahmadiyya Times | February 2, 2016
Mohammad Ikramul Haq Jattala of Chino, California, who has been a member of the Los Angeles Jamā'ats for the past 45 years, passed away at the age of 85 on February 1, 2016 due to a combination of ailments stemming from his heart disease.
Mr Jattala is the younger brother of late Ch. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Virginia/Lahore. Ahmadiyyat came in his family thorough their father, Ch Nabi Bakhsh who accepted the Promised Messiah in early 1920s.
In Pakistan, Mr Ikram Jattala had served in the Pakistan Air Force and later established an import/export business. He moved to the USA in 1970 and he was the first Pakistani Ahmadī to settle in the Los Angeles area. At that time there was only one African-American Ahmadī, Late Br. Rahmat Jamal, who lived in LA. Together, these two pioneer members set out to build the Los Angeles Ahmadiyya Jama’at.
Having served as Qā'id Majlis Khuddāmul Ahmadiyya Montgomery (now Sahiwal), Pakistan, in the 1960s, Mr Jattala had the good fortune of serving the Jama’at in Los Angeles areas in various capacities. He has been the longest serving Secretary Wasāyā for the Los Angeles area. He was also blessed to have served as President of the Santa Maria Jamā'at in the 1990s and Vice President of Los Angeles Inland Jamā’at during the 2000s. He was serving as Secretary Wasāyā of Los Angeles Inland jama’at at the time of his passing.
Mr Ikram Jattala is also known for his dedicated service in the building of the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino from start to finish.
A man of strong principles, Mr Jattala was a true lover and servant of Khilāfat-e Ahmadiyya.
Mr Ikram Jattala is survived by two sons, 4 grandchildren and a younger sister. 3 of the four grandchildren are Waqifeen-e Nau in the USA.
Namaz-e Janaza will be offered on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Baitul Hameed Mosue in Chino, California, and the burial will take place in Maqbarh Moosian at La Vern Cemetery.
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(Mr Ikram Jattala is father of Ahmadiyya Times Founder & Chief Editor, Imran Jattala)
-- Pioneer Ahmadi Muslim of Los Angeles passes away
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