Abdul Rahman Khan alias Gowher Tarikervi (82), retired lecturer at Teachers Training Institute, Vasanth Mahal and a resident of Rajivnagar near Makkah Masjid, passed away yesterday in city.

A well known Urdu Poet of the State, he leaves behind his wife, three daughters, two sons, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road this morning followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle.