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SHEIKH MUBARAK AHMAD Amir and Missionary Incharge U. S. A Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad, Amir and Missionary Incharge U. S. A has a long and distinguished career of dedicated and selfless ser- vice to Islam and the Ahmadiyya Community extending over a period of more than five decades. Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad was born on October 10, 1910 at Shujaabad, Multan District, Pakis- tan and at the age of 15 years he dedicated his life for the service of Islam. He studied at Talimul Islam High School, Madressa Ah- madiyya and Jamia Ahmadiyya at Qadian and after completing his education he started his missionary activities. His first assign- ment was at Ludhiana and later he served at Lahore, Simla and Kashmir for about a year. In November 1934 he sailed from Bom- bay for Mombasa and thus his long career in East Africa began. He served as Amir and Missionary Incharge in Kenya, Uganda, Tanganika (now Tanzania) and Aden uptil 1962. During his stay in East Africa he translated the Holy Quran in Suwahili and wrote and translated many books. He built mosques at Darus Salam, Tabora, Mombasa, Jinja and Kampala and scores of other places besides converting thousands to the fold of Islam. While in Nairobi, he had an occasion to challenge the famous American Christian Missionary Billy Graham, who expressed his inability to accept his challenge. Sheikh Sahib returned to Pakistan on April 30, 1962 and served as additional Nazir Islaho Irshad (Taalimul Quran), Secretary, Fazle Omar Foundation, Secretary, Hadiqatul Mubasherin, Member Anjuman Waqf-e-Jadid at Rabwah and also supervised the construction of Masjid Aqsa, Fazle Omar Foundation Offices and Khilafat Library building. In April 1979 he was sent to England, where he served as Amir and Missionary Incharge U. K. and Imam of London Mosque uptil 1983. During his stay there he established several mission houses at Southall, Birmingham, Manchester Jillingham, Croydon and built the Guest House at London. Sheikh Sahib was transferred to the United States as Amir and Missionary Incharge in November 1983 and is serving the cause 11