Mohamed, never one to seek out personal publicity, was unavailable for an interview, but his friends and previously published reports portray him as sincere and caring with a self-deprecating wit.
He is a jazz music aficionado who seeks out record stores when travelling, looking for gems to add to his collection. He’s also developed a taste for blues.
He and his wife Shabin have no children, but Mohamed dotes on a 10-year-old nephew.
Mohamed’s parents, immigrants to Tanzania from India, moved to Vancouver while the teenager was at secondary school in England. He joined them there in 1971 and completed a commerce degree at UBC. He and Shabin, who met in Vancouver, are both Ismaili, a sect of Shiite Islam.
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