Srinagar, May 18: Former senior bureaucrat and politician Gazanfar Ali has suffered a major heart attack and is presently undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), family sources said on Monday.
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The news of his sudden illness has sent shockwaves across political, social and administrative circles in Kashmir, where Gazanfar Ali is widely known for his long and distinguished public service career.
A veteran administrator, Gazanfar Ali served in several key positions during his bureaucratic career, including Director of Rural Development and Commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). He later retired as Director General of Youth Services and Sports, Jammu and Kashmir.
Following his retirement from government service, he entered active politics and contested from the Lal Chowk Assembly constituency in Srinagar.
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Family members have appealed to the public to remember him in their prayers and seek blessings for his complete and early recovery.
