Blessings of Prayer — Page vi
vi After his demise in 1908, the Promised Messiah as was succeeded by Hadrat Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra , Khalifatul Masih I. On the death of Hadrat Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra in 1914, Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad ra , who was also the Promised Messiah’s as Promised Son, was elected as Khal i fa. Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad ra remained in office for nearly fifty two years. He died in 1965 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hadrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh , the Promised grandson of the Promised Messiah as. After seventeen years of meritorious services he passed away in 1982. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh as Khalifatul Masih IV who, having led the Community to its present strength and global recognition, passed away on the 19 th April, 2003. Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih V at is the present head of the Community and enjoys the distinction of being the great-grandson of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as.