Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 8: Noted academician, writer, columnist and political analyst Professor Manzoor Fazili passed away at his native town in north Kashmir’s Bandipore district late last night.
Fazili, 80, was fighting cancer from last one and a half year. He was buried at his ancestral village Wonagam Bandipore on Monday morning where his relatives and friends participated in the funeral.
Fazili is survived by his wife, two sons Ehsan Fazili- Special Correspondent for The Tribune newspaper, Irfan Fazili- who teaches Russian language at Kashmir University, and two daughters. Fazili’s wife, sons, daughters and his grandchildren were on his side at the time of his death. The family said that the Chahrum would be observed on Thursday July 11.
Manzoor Fazili was born on March 3, 1933 at Gamroo Bandipore, had an illustrious career as a teacher in various Government colleges in the Valley and the University of Kashmir.
After completing his education from the University of Kashmir and post-graduation from Aligarh Muslim University, Prof Fazili did his Ph D from the University of Kashmir in 1977 and one of the evaluators of his thesis happened to be Boitros Boitros Ghali, Ex-Secretary General of the UNO.
He was a member of the Cultural Organisation, Srinagar and Advisor to Adbee Markaz Kamraz. Prof. Fazili had also been conferred J&K Academy of Arts and Culture award.
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