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He went to Chicago in 1970s and established himself as a business tycoon.

The media fraternity mourned his demise grievously. We shall miss him.”

Zafar Javeed , secretary of Sultan- Ul –Uloom education society has also expressed his deep condolences on the demise of Khan Lateef Khan. Khan, who ran a successful business in the US before returning to India, took over Munsif daily and brought drastic changes in its publication.

The staff were given good salaries when wages in Urdu media in the city were low, they said.

He established high schools and junior colleges in old city of Hyderabad. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy and several other leaders condoled the death of Khan.

Rao conveyed his condolences to the members of the bereaved family, an official release said.

The standard of Urdu newspapers in the city improved after he ventured into journalism, they added.

He was chairman of Sultan-ul-Uloom Education Society which runs several educational institutions. SUES Secretary Mr. Zafar Javeed in his condolence message paid rich tributes to Mr. Khan Lateef Khan. He was 80.

Khan, known for bringing in revolutionary changes in Urdu publications, flew to Chicago about a fortnight ago to meet his brother.

He made it a point to establish educational institutions in the old city of Hyderabad, where a major section of the people comprise the deserving and impoverished lot.

He even offered to start the school at his residence, at first, and continued to run the schools in old city under the society even when the expenditure for the same costed the society nearly two crores at a time, recollected Mr Javeed.

In his private life, Mr Khan was a spiritual person who would offer Namaz five times a day and recite Qur’an every evening sitting before the imam of a Masjid, who would visit him house every day, until his death.

Former Law Minister Andhra Pradesh Mr Asif Pasha, Treasurer Dr Mir Akbar Ali Khan and others also offered rich tributes to the departed son of Hyderabad.

SUES Vice Chairman Mr.

Mohammed Waliullah and  Dr Mir Akbar Ali Khan also offered homage.

Prof Anupama Koneru, Prof. The CM conveyed his condolences to the members of the bereaved family.”

President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Uttam Kumar Reddy also tweeted: “In the demise of Khan Lateef Khan Sahab, the state has lost a towering journalist, a distinguished educationist & an eminent entrepreneur.

He was also the chairman of Sultan ul Uloom Education Society.

A huge commercial complex, Lateef Khan Estates, constructed by him, from where the Munsif newspaper is published, is very popular in Hyderabad. 

Lateef Khan spent most of his life in US but he never detached himself from his roots in Hyderabad. He was a rare combination of vision and action”, said Telangana Advisor Mr A K Khan.

Khan’s financially troubled childhood to his rise as a business tycoon with real estate offices in Yorkshire and Chicago, and his ascent as a business tycoon.”

Mr Khan never boasted of his enormous wealth and success, even during his private and personal conversations, recollected Mr Javeed adding that under Mr Khan’s chairmanship thousands of students have graduated from the society’s institutions.

After graduating from Anwarul Uloom College, Khan went to the US where he did engineering from Illinois University and MBA from University of Indiana. Telangana Chief Minister KCR, TPCC Chief Uttam Kumar,

Former Deputy Director of India’s state run broadcaster Doordarshan and Congress spokesperson Dr Shujath Ali Shaji, Chairman of Telangana AICC Research Cell and Sultan Uloom Education Society of which Mr Khan has the been the chairman for 22 years offered condolences to the departed son of Hyderabad.