Alijanab Najeebulla Shariff (63), brother of Alijanab Mushtaq Ahmed Shariff of Shariff Electricals and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram, passed away early this morning at a private hospital in city following brief illness.

He leaves behind his wife, a son, daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza will be held today after Asar (5.15 pm) at Eidgah Masjid, near Mission Hospital followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Ground near Tipu Circle here.