B Ahmed Mohiudeen, an educationist and entrepreneur, founder of B A Group, Thumbay, passed away in a private hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday. He was 89.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. He started his business through timber and later diversified into various fields.
He was also a philanthropist and had served as the president of mosques in the past.
His mortal remains were buried at a mosque in Thumbay.
Former ministers Oscar Fernandes, B Janardhan Poojary, M Veerappa Moily, B Ramanath Rai and others have condoled his death.