NEW DELHI :

New Delhi:

Akbarali A. Heptulla, noted manpower consultant and husband of Rajya Sabha MP Najma Heptulla, passed away on Tuesday.

Mr. Heptulla (75) complained of stomach ache around 2 a.m. and was rushed to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Described by close friends as “the man behind the successful woman,” Mr. Heptulla is survived by three daughters. The burial will take place on Friday.

Mr. Heptulla, who held a licence to import newsprint from Russia, was among those instrumental in the establishment of the newspaper Patriot in the 1960s. — PTI

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National / September 05th, 2007