Asrar Hasan--banker (1942-2015)

Throughout his life, Chacha Jan, my uncle, made conveniences for me.  His last act of kindness towards me was to die very early in the day I was leaving town, saving me the hassle of changing my travel plans.

[Detailed personal notes coming soon.]

It takes some time for events to sink in my thick skin.  The morning of February 23 as the plane started to make its final descent and passengers aggravated by the sixteen hour flight came back to life looking forward to the prospect of being freed soon, the ugly dead end death brings the avenue of possibilities to, suddenly became pellucid. It was then that I realized that with his death Chacha Jan had taken a large chunk out of my life too. I was sure I felt it much later than scores of destitute he regularly fed at various sufi tombs.

Asrar Hasan (1942-2015)

Born:  Haswa, British India, 1942

Moved to Pakistan: 1958

Employment with Habib Bank Limited: 1962- 1974

Married Naushaba Sultana: 1969

HBL: Posted in Karachi, then Singapore, back to Karachi, then Sharjah, later Dubai

Employment with the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI): 1974 - 1991

Posted first in Saudi Arabia, then in Egypt, as Country Chief

Moved back to Pakistan: 1991
Worked at the Soneri Bank: 1992 - 2008

Naushaba Sultana died of kidney failure: November, 2012

Asrar Hasan diagnosed with fourth stage hepatic cancer: July, 2014

Died: 6:30 am on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at his home in Karachi.

 

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