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<mask> (born December 21, 1940) is a novelist, poet, essayist, and a former Poet Laureate of Virginia (2010–2012). A resident of Halifax, Virginia, she was named the state's Poet Laureate by Governor Bob McDonnell in July 2010. She succeeded Claudia Emerson in this post (Poet Laureate of Virginia, 2008–2010). Literary themes and styles
Award-winning poet and novelist <mask> is concerned with philosophy; with, as she explains it, "the becoming-aware of abstraction in real life--since, in order to abstract, you must have something to abstract from." Within her novels, the abstract notions of morality become her focus: "My novels deal with moral dilemmas and the shapes they create as they reveal themselves in time," she once told CA. "My poems seek out the most suitable temporal or kinetic structure for a given emotion." Writing in the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: 1983 on <mask>'s fiction, Mark Harris concluded that "she manages to capture, in very readable stories, the indecisiveness and mute desperation of life in the twentieth century."From the beginning of her career, <mask> has written both formal verse and free verse. According to the citation preceding her receipt of the James G. Hanes Poetry Prize by the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 1989, "Her poetry is marked by a firm intellectual passion, a reverent desire to possess the genuine thought of our century, historical, philosophical, and scientific, and a species of powerful ironic wit which is allied to rare good humor." Reviewing Relativity, Patricia Goedicke noted in Three Rivers Poetry Journal that "her familiarity with the demands and pressures of traditional patterns has resulted...in an expansion and deepening of her poetic resources, a carefully textured over- and underlay of image, meaning and diction." Mark Harris felt that <mask>'s "ability to sustain a narrative by clustering and repeating images [lends] itself to longer forms, and 'A Bird's Eye View of Einstein,' the longest poem in [Relativity], is an example of <mask> at her poetic best." Reviewing <mask>'s collection, Death and Transfiguration, Patricia Gabilondo wrote in The Anglican Theological Review that "the abstract prose poem 'Requiem' that closes this book...translates personal loss into the historical and universal, providing an occasion for philosophical meditation on the mystery of suffering and the need for transcendence in a post-Holocaust world that seems to offer none. Moving through the terrors of nihilism and doubt, <mask>, in a poem that deftly alternates between the philosophically abstract and the image's graphic force, gives us an intellectually honest and deeply moving vision of our relation to each other's suffering and of God's relation to humanity's 'memory of pain'." Biography

Early life
<mask> was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but moved to Ithaca, New York, at age 5, and Chesterfield County, Virginia, at age 9.Early career

<mask> graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 1961, did graduate work at the University of Virginia in Philosophy as a Du Pont Fellow, and received a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After working in publishing for some years, she accepted a position at Southwest Minnesota State College. She began teaching at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1977. <mask> is the Eudora Welty Professor Emerita of English and Evjue-Bascom Professor Emerita in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Later career
She retired in 1999, after 22 years (23 in Madison), and in retirement continues to hold those titles while also holding named chairs and distinguished writer positions at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Eminent Scholar), Colgate University, Mercer University, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Hollins University. She has received numerous literary and academic honors. <mask> continues to give numerous public and private readings, often teaming with other notable Poets Laureate of Virginia such as Claudia Emerson and Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda.She has published reviews widely, including for the NYT, the LA Times, the Chicago Book Review, the Minneapolis paper, the Hollins Critic, America magazine, the Women's Review of Books, the London Independent, and others. Teaching positions in retirement
Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Chair, Appalachian State University
Louis D. Rubin, Jr., Writer-in-Residence, Hollins University
Master Artist, Atlantic Center for the Arts
Ferrol A. Sams, Jr., Distinguished Chair in English, Mercer University
NEH Visiting Professor in the Humanities, Colgate University
Eminent Scholar, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1999-2004

While at U of Wisconsin
Wyndham Robertson Writer-in-Residence, Hollins University
Distinguished Professor, Rhodes College
Full Professor and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, Western Washington University

Other positions and posts include
Member, Electorate, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC (five-year term beginning 2009; extended to 2016; now Electorate Emeritus)
Associated Writing Programs Board of Directors (1990–93)
Discipline Advisory Committee for Fulbright Awards (1991–94)
Advisory Editor, Shenandoah (1988–92)
Contributing Editor, The Hollins Critic (1996–present)
Contributing Editor, The Smart Set (2015–present)

Bibliography

Novels

 Reprinted: Ballantine (1975); Boson Books (1995)Augusta Played, Houghton Mifflin, (1979), ; Louisiana State University Press, (1984). A novel. : A novel. LSU Press, 2004. The Lost Traveller's Dream, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984) . A novel.My Life and Dr. Joyce Brothers. A novel in stories. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, (1990); reprinted by University of Alabama Press, (2002).We Can Still Be Friends, Soho Press, (2003) hardback; (2004) trade paper, . A novel. Short fictionConversion, Treacle Press, (1979) . A story.The Society of Friends: Stories, University of Missouri Press, (1999)
 The Woman Who. Boson Books (2010), Bitingduck Press.Short stories. A Kind of Dream. Interlinked short stories, U. of Wisconsin Press, spring 2014. Twelve Women in a Country Called America: Stories. Press 53, May 2015. Temporium: Before the Beginning To After the End: Fictions. Press 53.October, 2017. NonfictionThe Globe and the Brain: On Place in Fiction, Talking River Publications, Lewis-Clark State College, (2006) History, Passion, Freedom, Death, and Hope: Prose about Poetry, University of Tampa Press, (2005) The Poem: An Essay, Sandhills Press, 1999Girl in a Library: On Women Writers and the Writing Life, BkMk Press/University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2009,

 Poetry
Collections
 Beholder's Eye, poems. Groundhog Poetry Press, 2017. Weather, poems. A chapbook. N.Y.: Rain Mountain Press, 2017.Quartet for J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Poem. (In shorter poems.)LSU Press, February 2017.Physics for Poets: Poems. Unicorn Press, spring 2015The Life and Death of Poetry: Poems, LSU Press, March 2013Vectors: J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Years before the Bomb, Parallel Press, 2012Benjamin John, March Street Press, 1993, Natural Theology, Louisiana State University Press, 1988, Lovers and Agnostics, Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1995, An Other Woman, Somers Rocks Press, 2000Songs for a Soviet Composer, Singing Wind Press, 1980, Time Out of Mind, March Street Press, 1994, Relativity: A Point of View, Louisiana State University Press, 1977, Welsh Table Talk, The Book Arts Conservatory, 2004

List of poems

OtherA Kelly <mask> Reader. TX: Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2015. Intro by Fred Chappell. Stories, novel excerpts, essays (familiar, instructive), eight poems. Translations
Antigone (trans. ), in Sophocles, 2, ed.by Slavitt and Bovie
Octavia (trans. ), in Seneca: The Tragedies, Vol. 2, ed. Slavitt and Bovie

Publications in Prize Anthologies
Best American Short Stories (1972)
Prize Stories: The O. Henry Award (1994)
The Pushcart Prize (1977)
New Stories from the South (1989, 2009)

Honors, awards and fellowships

Honors
2010–12    Poet Laureate of Virginia

Awards
2017 The William "Singing Billy" Walker Award for  Lifetime Achievement in Southern Letters
2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2015   Finalist, Library of Virginia Fiction Award for A Kind of Dream: Stories. 2015   Selected by LJ among 30 Top Indie Fiction titles. 2013   L. E. Phillabaum Poetry Award
2012   Carole Weinstein Poetry Prize
2012   Rebecca Mitchell Taramuto Short Fiction Prize for "On Familiar Terms," Blackbird at www.blackbird.vcu.edu
2011   The Bravo!Award by the Chesterfield Public Education Foundation, Chesterfield County Public Schools in Virginia, USA
2010   Finalist, People's Choice Awards, Library of Virginia, for Girl in a Library: On Women Writers & the Writing Life2010   Director’s Visitor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
2010   The Ellen Anderson Award (first recipient) from the Poetry Society of Virginia
2009   Finalist (with Marvin Bell and Mark Jarman) for The Poets' Prize
2009   Finalist, Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine, nonfiction, for Girl in a Library: On Women Writers and the Writing Life2002   Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine, Silver Prize for Poetry, for Rising Venus. 2000   Bradley Major Achievement Award (Lifetime), Council for Wisconsin Writers
2000   Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Mary Washington
2000   Dictionary of Literary Biography Award for the best volume of short stories (The Society of Friends: Stories) published in 1999
 1999  Leidig Lectureship in Poetry, Emory & Henry College
1992   USIS Arts America Speaker Award (The Philippines).USIS is now called the USIA
1992, 1991    Wisconsin Arts Board New Work Awards
 1991  VCCA Writers Exchange Fellow (with Edwin Honig et al.) to Russia (Leningrad, Peredelkino, Yalta)
1991   First Prize for Book-length Fiction, Council for Wisconsin Writers (for My Life and Dr. Joyce Brothers)
1991   Wisconsin Notable Author, Literary Committee of the Wisconsin Library Association
1990, 1987, 1983    PEN Syndicated Fiction Awards
1989  Hanes Poetry Prize given by the Fellowship of Southern Writers for a body of work, first recipient. 1980  First Prize for Book-length Fiction, Council for Wisconsin Writers (for Augusta Played)
1974  Canaras Award for first novel, Sick and Full of BurningFellowships
2009    Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, USA
2005    Fellow, Le Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France
1997    WARF Award (Eudora Welty Chair)
1993    Bascom Award (Evjue-Bascom Chair)
1994    Hawthornden Residency Fellowship, Scotland
1991, 1988, 1984    Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowships, USA
1989, 1979    Fellow, Yaddo
1986    Fellow, The Ragdale Foundation, USA
1984    UW Chancellor's Award
1983    UW Romnes Fellowship
1979    National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, USA
1978    Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA. Also, 1985; 1986; December–January 1987/1988; 1989; December–February 1990/1991; 2003; 2004; 2007; 2011 (Weinstein Fellow); June 13-July 14, 2013
1975     Allan Collins Fellowship, Bread Loaf, USA

References

Further reading

 Elliot, Okla.  What <mask> Knows''. "An Embarrassment of Riches". Inside Higher Ed BlogU. Inside the Education of Ornate Churm.August 4, 2011. "An Embarrassment of Riches" by Okla Elliot. What <mask> Knows. Inside Higher Ed BlogU. Inside the Education of Ornate Churm. August 4, 2011. interview by Okla Elliot
 Alger, Derek. "From the Editor: Interview with <mask>".PIF Magazine. October 1, 2010. "From the Editor: Interview with <mask>" by Derek Alger. PIF Magazine. October 1, 2010. interview by Derek Alger

External links
<mask>'s former website
Poets Laureate of Virginia from the Library of Congress

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<mask> (March 26, 1946 – April 29, 2021) was an American actor, singer, and musician. He first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer. At age 12, <mask> rose to prominence playing Mark McCain in the series The Rifleman, for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy Award at age 13. <mask> had a brief career as a recording artist in the 1950s and 1960s. He continued to act on television and in film as an adult. Beginning in 1992, <mask> led the California-based Johnny Crawford Orchestra, a vintage dance orchestra that performed at special events. Early life
<mask> was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, the son of Betty (née Megerlin) and <mask>. His maternal grandparents were Belgian; his maternal grandfather was violinist Alfred Eugene Megerlin.In 1959, <mask>, his older brother Robert L<mask> Jr., a co-star of the series Laramie, and their father Robert Sr. were all nominated for Emmy Awards (the brothers for acting, and their father for film editing). He was of Russian-Jewish, German, and English ancestry. Career
<mask> began his career as a child actor. One of The Walt Disney Company's original Mouseketeers in 1955, he acted on stage, in films, and on television. Disney started out with 24 original Mouseketeers, but at the end of the first season, the studio reduced the number to 12, and <mask> was cut. His first important break as an actor followed with the title role in a Lux Video Theatre production of "Little Boy Lost", a live broadcast on March 15, 1956. He also appeared in the popular Western series The Lone Ranger in 1956 in one of the few color episodes of that series.Following that performance, the young actor worked steadily with many seasoned actors and directors. Freelancing for two and one-half years, he accumulated almost 60 television credits, including featured roles in three episodes of NBC's The Loretta Young Show and an appearance as Manuel in "I Am an American", an episode of the crime drama The Sheriff of Cochise. He starred as Bobby Adams in the 1958 drama Courage of Black Beauty. He appeared as Tommy Peel in the 1958 episode "The Dealer" in Tales of Wells Fargo. By the spring of 1958, he had performed 14 demanding roles in live teleplays for NBC Matinee Theatre, appeared on CBS's sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve, in the Wagon Train episode "The Sally Potter Story" (in which Martin Milner also appeared), and on the syndicated series Crossroads, The Sheriff of Cochise, and Whirlybirds, and made three pilots of television series. The third pilot, made as an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, was picked up by ABC, and the first season of The Rifleman began filming in July 1958. <mask> was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actor in 1959, at age 13.He received the nomination for his role as Mark McCain (the son of Lucas McCain, played by Chuck Connors) in The Rifleman. <mask> also played a young boy named Clay Holden, who befriends Connors in a 1965 episode of Branded. Connors and <mask> were close friends when Connors died on November 10, 1992, and <mask> gave a eulogy at Connors' memorial. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, <mask> had wide popularity with American teenagers and a recording career on Del-Fi Records that generated four Billboard Top 40 hits, including the single "Cindy's Birthday", which peaked at number eight in 1962. His other hits included "Rumors" (number 12, 1962), "Your Nose Is Gonna Grow" (number 14, 1962), and "Proud" (number 29, 1963). Late in 1961, <mask> appeared as Victor in the episode "A Very Bright Boy" on The Donna Reed Show. His brother Robert had been a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.In 1964 and in 1965, <mask> appeared on the NBC education drama Mr. Novak playing JoJo Rizzo. <mask> played Jeff, Wilbur's neighbor in Mister Ed, who was more interested in pop music than his algebra. Among his films, <mask> played an American Indian in the unique adventure film Indian Paint (1965). He played a character involved with a disturbed young girl played by Kim Darby in The Restless Ones (1965), and played a character shot by John Wayne's character in El Dorado (1966). He played young deputy Billy Norris in The Big Valley episode "The Other Face of Justice" in 1969. While enlisted in the United States Army for two years, <mask> worked on training films as a production coordinator, assistant director, script supervisor, and occasional actor. His rank was sergeant at the time of his honorable discharge in December 1967.In 1968, <mask> played a soldier wanted for murder in "By the Numbers", an episode of the television series Hawaii Five-O. The Resurrection of Broncho Billy was a student film <mask> agreed to do as a favor to his close friend, producer John Longenecker. It won the 1970 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject. The Naked Ape was a partially animated 1973 feature film starring <mask> and Victoria Principal, produced by Hugh Hefner. In 1976, <mask> co-starred as Ben Shelby in the 10th episode of season three of Little House on the Prairie, "The Hunters". <mask> appeared as Deputy Noah Paisley in a 1985 episode of Murder, She Wrote. <mask> played a key role in the early career of entertainer Victoria Jackson of Saturday Night Live fame.After the two appeared together in a summer stock production of Meet Me in St. Louis, he presented her with a one-way ticket to California and encouraged her to pursue a career in Hollywood. This led Jackson to early appearances on The Tonight Show Starring <mask>, then she was cast as a regular on SNL. His final role in a film was playing William S. Hart in the 2019 Western Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws. Beginning in 1992, <mask> led a California-based vintage dance orchestra, which performed at special events. The formal name of the band was JCO (Johnny Crawford Orchestra). The JCO logo appeared on <mask>'s drums when the band played in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band has been sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival, and the orchestra has been the choice for 15 consecutive annual Art Directors Guild Awards shows at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.A remastered version of the orchestra's highly rated first album, Sweepin' the Clouds Away, was released on August 21, 2012, on the label CD Baby. Personal life and death
<mask> reconnected with Charlotte Samco, his high school sweetheart, in 1990, and they married in 1995. In 2019, MeTV reported that <mask> had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. His longtime friend, actor Paul Petersen, started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover <mask>'s medical costs. <mask> died in a personal care home at age 75 on April 29, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 and catching pneumonia before later succumbing to Alzheimer's disease. Before his death, <mask> was the last surviving main cast member of The Rifleman. Singles

 AAlso peaked at #2 in Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.References

External links
 Official website

 The Rifleman: <mask> Billy short film
 <mask>'s MySpace site

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American male child actors
American male film actors
American male pop singers
American male television actors
American people of Belgian descent
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Male actors from Los Angeles
20th-century American male actors
Del-Fi Records artists
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in California
Deaths from pneumonia in California

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Joseph J<mask> (; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nominee in an unsuccessful bid for the 2013 election for Mayor of New York City. In January 2014, he became senior vice president, vice dean, and chief of staff at NYU Langone Medical Center. In 2017, he returned to the chairmanship of the MTA, but would not run the authority day-to-day. He resigned from that position in 2018. Early life and education
<mask> was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of Jackie and Joseph "<mask>" <mask>, a New York City police officer. His paternal grandfather was a New York City firefighter, and his maternal grandfather was a New York City taxi driver.His father's family is Czech. His maternal grandfather was of Italian descent and his maternal grandmother was Jewish. Lhota was raised Catholic, and self-identifies as a Christian. The family later moved to Lindenhurst. He was the first member of his family to attend college, graduating with honors from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business with a degree in business administration in 1976. He received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1980. Private sector career
Upon graduating from Georgetown University, Lhota joined Arthur Andersen & Co. in Washington, D.C. and specialized in health care finance.He worked there for two years before entering the Harvard Business School. Following Harvard, Lhota returned to New York City and began a fourteen-year career as an investment banker at First Boston and Paine Webber. He specialized in public finance, serving state and local governments throughout the United States. In 2002, Lhota became executive vice president of Cablevision, as well as president of Lightpath, a fiber-based telecommunications company that offered telephone and high speed data services to businesses throughout the New York area. In 2010, he joined The Madison Square Garden Company as executive vice president as a member of the senior management team and chief administrative officer. In early 2014, after his mayoral run, Lhota was appointed as senior vice president, vice dean, and chief of staff at NYU Langone Medical Center, in charge of "government outreach", emergency preparedness, and business planning. From 2002 to 2015, Lhota served as a member of the board of directors of First Aviation Services, Inc.In 2015, FAVS became a private company. In 2014, Lhota became a board member of Cablevision Systems Corporation and was chairman of its audit committee until the company was sold in June 2016 to Altice USA. In 2016, Lhota became an independent member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of MSG Networks. Public service career

Giuliani administration
In 1994, Lhota joined the administration of Mayor Rudy Giuliani, where he held several positions over Giuliani's two terms. He first served as chief of staff to the deputy mayor for finance and economic development and that year was quickly promoted to New York City finance commissioner. In 1995, he was selected as director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget. In 1998, Giuliani appointed Lhota to deputy mayor for operations.As the head of the mayor's rat abatement task force, he was humorously known as "the Rat Czar". Lhota served as Mayor Giuliani's liaison to the White House, United States Congress, governor of New York, New York State Legislature and New York City Council. Additionally, he was responsible for oversight of the city's relationships with the public employee unions and development of collective bargaining agreement strategies. Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
On October 20, 2011, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Lhota to serve as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest mass transit provider in the United States (servicing 8.5 million customers daily). While awaiting confirmation by the New York State Senate, Lhota began serving as interim CEO. He was unanimously confirmed on January 9, 2012. Lhota was responsible for New York City Transit’s Fastrack program, which saw more than $16 million in productivity gains in 2012, by concentrating and targeting subway station maintenance efforts.In July 2012, <mask> announced a $30 million service enhancement package that restored transportation services that the MTA had previously eliminated in 2010, and added new transit services in underserved areas, including Williamsburg, the South Bronx and Brooklyn Navy Yard—all New York City neighborhoods that had seen significant residential and commercial development since 2005. Lhota headed efforts to make information about the MTA and its services more accessible to its customers through its website and apps. He granted pay raises to managers at the MTA. When Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the New York metropolitan area in October 2012, Lhota shut down the MTA in advance of the storm and moved the system's trains to high ground to avoid damage from the storm surge. His other notable hurricane recovery measure was the rapid deployment of a free Rockaway Park Shuttle to service the worst damaged line in Rockaway, Queens. Lhota also directed the MTA to provide regular details and updates to the public on the recovery efforts via social media and local news channels. 2013 Mayoral candidacy

Lhota resigned as head of the MTA on December 31, 2012, to explore running for mayor of New York City.On January 17, 2013, he filed paperwork with the New York City Board of Elections and the New York State Board of Elections to formally launch his mayoral campaign. Lhota won the endorsements of all three major daily New York City newspapers for the Republican primary, with The New York Times stating, "few people know better than Mr. Lhota how city government works." He won the primary on September 10, 2013, with 52.5% of the vote, defeating John Catsimatidis, who garnered 40.7%, and George T. McDonald, who captured 6.8%. In the general election campaign, Lhota received the endorsements of Crain's New York Business, AM New York, Newsday, The Jewish Voice, and The New York Post. Lhota's economic plan focused on job creation primarily through municipal tax cuts. He said he wanted to lower the General Corporation Tax, phase out the Commercial Rent Tax, reform the Unincorporated Business Tax, and lower the hotel tax. Lhota also proposed a tax incentive program to allow private sector developers to build mixed-use housing to incorporate affordable units.He planned to improve education in New York City by doubling the number of public charter schools, particularly in low-income neighborhoods. He participated in a School Choice Rally organized by Success Academy Charter Schools to protest Democratic candidate Bill de Blasio's proposed rent requirement for the city's charter schools that were operating in public school buildings and ban on further co-location in public school buildings. He also proposed universal pre-kindergarten without raising taxes. Lhota lost the general election to de Blasio, garnering 249,121 votes, or 24.3% of the voter turnout. Return to MTA
In January 2017, Governor Cuomo appointed Lhota to the committee charged with conducting a nationwide search for a new chair and chief executive officer of the MTA. In June 2017, <mask> was nominated by Cuomo to return to Chairman of the MTA. Lhota remained NYU Langone, as he will not be the day-to-day executive of the MTA; that role was instead filled by Veronique Hakim.Lhota's return to the MTA occurred in the middle of the subway's transit crisis. In summer 2017, the subway system was officially put in a state of emergency after a series of derailments, track fires, and overcrowding incidents. Cuomo ordered Lhota to come up with a reorganization plan for the subway within 30 days. Lhota's plan involved removing seats from subway cars, consolidating the subway's scattered operations, managing escalators and elevators, and repairing damaged and critically important signals and tracks. The MTA had been criticized for implementing relatively cosmetic improvements, rather than performing needed repairs and upgrades to signals, power, tracks, station accessibility, and infrastructure. In response, Lhota said that the MTA was improving passenger experience not only on the trains, but also in the stations. On November 9, 2018, Lhota resigned his position as chairman of the MTA, effective immediately, without having taken his $1-a-year salary.A Wall Street Journal article in October 2018 had speculated that Lhota was considering retiring because of potential conflicts of interest with his other roles as NYU Langone Health chief of staff, and as a lobbyist, though Lhota repudiated these claims. In July 2019, it was revealed that Lhota did resign in a letter to Cuomo due to a state ethics committee decision that he had too strong a potential conflict of interest. Personal life
Lhota is married to Tamra <mask>. The couple met while she was working in Washington, D.C. They have one child. While he was raised Catholic and identifies as Christian, Lhota's maternal grandmother was Jewish. When asked why he didn't capitalize on his religious heritage to garner the city's Jewish voters, he responded, "I think that would be patronizing."Political beliefs
Lhota defended his support for pro-choice and same-sex marriage as not only being in sync with New York City's socially liberal outlook but consistent with Jeffersonian republicanism or democracy and its intellectual premise in classical liberalism. His accommodation of fiscal conservatism and socially progressive views were criticized by some local social conservative groups while independents applauded his position as an example of third-way politics. Lhota called for expulsion of Donald Trump from the Republican Party after Trump's remarks about banning Muslims from entering the United States. He later left the party in protest of Trump's policies. Lhota endorsed <mask> in the 2020 United States presidential election. Lhota revealed in 2021 that he was now a registered Democrat. He endorsed Kathryn Garcia for first preference in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, with Eric Adams and Andrew Yang as his second and third picks, respectively.See also
 Paterson, David (2020). Black, Blind, & in Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. References

External links

 <mask>a campaign website
 NYU Langone Medical Center Biography
 Can <mask>a Save the Subway? 1954 births
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New York (state) Independents
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Austin "<mask>" <mask> (born 26 January 1943) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, businessman, and former football executive. <mask> was Vice President of FIFA and President of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation from these roles in 2011. He is also the former Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago and was an elected member of the country's parliament from 2007 to 2015. A former history teacher, he is the owner of Joe Public F.C., a professional football club in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. <mask> had been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1983 and CONCACAF President since 1990. He was re-elected for a new term in 2011. <mask> was implicated in numerous corruption allegations dating back to the 1980s.On 29 May 2011, <mask> and Mohammed bin Hammam were provisionally suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee pending the outcome of the investigation of corruption allegations against them. On 20 June 2011, FIFA announced <mask>'s resignation from all his positions in international football. On 18 April 2013, The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) published its Integrity Committee report into <mask>, concluding that he had committed fraud against CONCACAF and FIFA. In 2015, <mask> (along with several other FIFA officials who were arrested in Zurich before the annual FIFA Congress) was charged in the United States with "wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering." <mask> is facing extradition to the United States for criminal prosecution. On 29 September 2015, the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, decided to ban him from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life. Early life
Austin "<mask>" <mask> was born in Rio Claro, south Trinidad, on 26 January 1943.He is one of three brothers and three sisters who were brought up almost single-handedly by their mother Stella. After gaining a scholarship from Trinidad Clay Products, he attended the College of St Phillip's and St James, which in 1958 became Presentation College, Chaguanas. After attending Teachers Training College, he then graduated with a BA degree from the University of the West Indies at St Augustine, and subsequently earned a Diploma in International Relations from the same institution. In 1971, <mask> became a teacher at North Eastern College, and was also at this time until 1973 a part-time sociology lecturer at UWI. From 1972 until 1993, he was a lecturer in history at the Polytechnic Institute. Football administrator
In 1966, <mask> became General Secretary of the Central Football Association, and from 1971 to 1973 was General Secretary of the Central St. George Football Association. <mask> became the secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) in 1973.In 1990, he was elected President of the Caribbean Football Union, resigning his post at TTFF but was immediately appointed a special advisor, a position that he still holds. In 1983, <mask> became a CONCACAF Vice-President and also joined the FIFA Executive Committee. <mask> was elected CONCACAF President in 1990, unseating Joaquín Soria Terrazas who had held the seat for twenty years. <mask> and the new CONCACAF General Secretary, Chuck Blazer, took over an organization with US$140,000 in annual revenue. <mask> was appointed as a FIFA Vice-President in 1997. In 2010, <mask> stated his intent to stand for re-election in 2011. <mask> is the chairman of the Joe Public Football Club which he founded in 1996, in the aftermath of Trinidad and Tobago's failed World Cup qualifying campaign.<mask> also helped to found Trinidad and Tobago's Professional Football League (PFL), then the first professional football league in the Caribbean, which has since been superseded by the TT Pro League. In 1998, <mask> purchased the Scarlet Ibis Hotel in St Augustine for TT$6 million, which he renovated and renamed the Emerald Apartments and Plaza. Run by <mask>'s son Daryl, the Emerald Apartments and Plaza sponsor local football competitions, including the 2010 Eastern Football Association Emerald Apartments & Plaza Cup. <mask> also owns Kantac Plaza in Arouca, which was used as the base for Trinidad and Tobago's successful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign. <mask> had other real estate holdings in the twin island republic, including the offices used by TTFF and CONCACAF. CONCACAF pays <mask> "nearly a third of a million dollars a year" rent. <mask> also claims business interests in Costa Rica and the United States.<mask> states that his investments were funded from "the salary and allowances I received from FIFA". Controversies

Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup bonuses
Before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, <mask>, as special advisor to TTFF, brokered a deal between the Federation and the players on Trinidad and Tobago's 2006 World Cup team to share the proceeds from their participation in the World Cup. After the tournament, the Federation declared revenue of TT$18.25 million, costs of TT$17.9 million and offered the players a split of TT$5,644.08 per player. The players rejected this figure, disputing the Federation's numbers. <mask> criticized the players for refusing to accept the TTFF's unaudited statement, saying "What Trinidad is suffering from is from a situation whereby 16 or 18 players are holding a country and a federation to ransom because of greed." Shaka Hislop, the interim president of the Football Players Association of Trinidad and Tobago, responded with a letter to <mask> writing "You have continually proven yourself heavily biased and opinionated in this matter." In 2010, Hislop added that "<mask>, though not on the TTFA officially, makes every single decision: how much bonus should be paid, who is the right coach."The Trinidad and Tobago government revealed that the Federation received in excess of TT$173 million for their part in the tournament in Germany. TTFF proposed that the bonus dispute be heard before the UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel, which the players agreed to. Arbitrator Ian Mill QC heard the case and ruled that <mask> had "the authority of the TTFA to commit it to financial transactions" and that the players were entitled to 50 per cent of the FIFA World Cup participation money and the commercial revenues gained from Trinidad and Tobago's qualification, as well as half the net income from World Cup warm-up matches. The players' lawyer, Michael Townley, said, "At the moment, the players have not received a single cent" and alleged that the TTFF defaulted on its payment to the arbitration body. England World Cup bid
<mask> once again caused controversy in 2007 in an interview with the BBC about England's chances of holding the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He asserted that "England invented the sport but has never made any impact on world football" despite being one of only (then) seven nations to ever lift the world cup, "For Europe, England is an irritant", and that "Nobody in Europe likes England". Furthermore, <mask> proposed that, if the World Cup were to be held in Europe, it should be held in Italy, Spain or France (countries that last hosted the competition in 1990, 1982 and 1998, respectively).He said that he would "battle to bring...the tournament to his region." However, on 14 February 2008, <mask> retracted this stance. England's Football Association agreed to visit Trinidad and Tobago to play a friendly against the Trinidad and Tobago national football team on the condition that <mask> apologize. <mask> argued that, "The time has come. The fact is they invented this sport [...] They last held the World Cup 42 years ago. That is almost two to three generations. There are guys in England who have never seen a World Cup on English soil."<mask> maintained that the choice of England would not be popular among mainland Europe though. During the bidding process to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup's <mask> continually supported the English bid, promising to vote in England's favour at the draw in December 2010. <mask> approached the England bid team through David Beckham, offering to hold off on bringing out the vote for Russia in exchange for promises in relation to CONCACAF. Russia won the vote to hold the FIFA World Cup in 2018, with <mask> widely reported to have voted for the Russian bid. Dwight Yorke
In September 2008, after Sunderland player Dwight Yorke had withdrawn from the Trinidad and Tobago national football team, <mask> attacked the club and the manager, Roy Keane. In a letter leaked to the press, <mask> accused Keane of disrespecting "small countries" and having a "mean streak". Keane responded by denying the allegation, accusing <mask> of being a "clown" and a "disgrace", and insisted that Yorke was retired from international football.Mayagüez 2010

<mask> unilaterally withdrew CONCACAF's support of the football events at the Mayagüez 2010 games at the last moment stating that the tournament facilities allegedly do not meet the "minimum standards required to conduct an international tournament." He threatened to sanction countries that participated. Some of the possible sanctions were the teams accreditation by CONCACAF and ending economic helps. Corruption allegations
<mask> has been accused of corruption for repeatedly taking advantage of his position for financial gain. Black market ticket sales
Via a private family company, <mask> owned shares in Simpaul, a travel and holiday company. In a series of exposés during December 2005, the Trinidad and Tobago Express revealed that Simpaul was offering $30,000 packages to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, which effectively marked up match tickets at a high rate. FIFA's ethics committee criticised the ticket deals, concluding <mask> had abused his position to obtain personal benefits and failed to declare his business interests.<mask> agreed to sever all family links with Simpaul immediately. However, his son Daryan remained a director of Simpaul throughout World Cup 2006, while his personal assistant remained the company secretary of Simpaul. FIFA started an investigation and asked their auditors Ernst & Young, to investigate. In a report submitted to FIFA in March 2006, E&Y estimated that <mask>'s family had made a profit of at least

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 $1 million from reselling 2006 World Cup tickets, that <mask> had directly ordered or sold on behalf of the TTFA. Minutes of FIFA's executive committee indicate that in consequence of being found guilty of breaking FIFA's Article 5, a fine of almost $1 million, equal to the expected profiteering, was imposed on the family. Despite numerous reminders from FIFA, only $250,000 has been paid. Andrew Jennings, the presenter of "FIFA's Dirty Secrets", an edition of BBC's Panorama, repeated the allegations in a November 2010 programme during the week <mask> and his fellow FIFA Executive Committee members voted to decide the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.Request for personal payments
Scottish Football Association President John McBeth said <mask> asked that monies owed to the TTFF be sent to <mask>'s personal account. According to McBeth, after Trinidad and Tobago visited Scotland for a friendly match at Easter Road, Edinburgh, on 30 May 2004, <mask> asked that the cheque for the game be made out to him. McBeth told <mask>, "we don't do that" and noted that <mask> also approached other members of the Scottish FA following the game in an attempt to collect money due to the TTFF. 2018 World Cup bid
On 10 May 2011, former chairman of the English Football Association, Lord Triesman, accused <mask> and several others of asking for compensation in return for votes for England's 2018 World Cup bid. <mask> reportedly asked for £2.5 million that would go toward building an education centre in Trinidad. Sir Dave Richards, the chairman of the Premier League, who was present at the meeting, confirmed that the intention of cash for votes was implied, although it was not explicitly stated. However, <mask> described the allegations as "a piece of nonsense".On 26 May 2011 the BBC published an email from <mask> to the English FA requesting funds to purchase Haiti's World Cup television rights. The above article also quotes FIFA as denying that Haiti had ever been granted television rights for this competition. This email appears to substantiate a separate charge by Lord Triesman (formally heading the England 2018 World Cup bid) whereby <mask> had requested funds from the English to (again) be sent into his personal account so that he could purchase the rights as a humanitarian gesture for the Haitian people. In return, the English bid team could expect his support during the bid process. The total sum that <mask> had requested in this instance was in the region of $1.6 million. FIFA World Cup television rights
In December 2011 <mask> claimed to have purchased the television rights for the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions of the FIFA World Cup for Trinidad & Tobago, via a Mexican company. <mask> claimed to have purchased the rights for the 1998 FIFA World Cup for one dollar.<mask> also claimed that he refused to endorse Sepp Blatter in the 2011 FIFA Presidential election despite being offered the rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, again for a nominal fee. <mask> further alleged that he was offered other "inducements" to develop football in the Caribbean. <mask> claims he used the revenue from selling on the rights to develop football in the Caribbean. Haiti earthquake funds
In February 2012 the TTFF claimed that funds for Haiti donated following the 2010 earthquake were paid into a bank account controlled by <mask>. FIFA subsequently froze funding to the TTFF until it received an explanation. FIFA is also withholding <mask>'s pension. <mask> later suggested that the allegations were a conspiracy, saying that "I have nothing to answer to anybody.Who wants to make allegations, make allegations. Ask yourselves, as objective members of the media: 'Why now...?' And after you get why now, just join the dots and see." Fraud, mismanagement allegations

On 19 April 2013, the CONCACAF Integrity Committee, headed by David Simmons, former Chief Justice of Barbados, issued a report accusing <mask> and his former cohort Chuck Blazer of mismanagement and massive fraud. <mask> is alleged to have concealed his ownership of the land on which CONCACAF's $25 million Joao Havelange Center of Excellence was built, which made him the effective owner of the building. <mask>'s initial public reaction was defiant: "As far as I am aware it is baseless and malicious. I left CONCACAF and turned my back on football two years ago.Since then I have had no interest in any football-related matter." Indicted for corruption in 2015

In May 2015, <mask> was indicted by the United States Department of Justice and an arrest warrant issued for him and other FIFA officials. <mask> and the others were accused of "wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering". <mask> handed himself into Trinidad police in May and was bailed pending extradition to the United States. The following week, he said publicly that he had documents linking the outcome of the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election with FIFA finances and himself. <mask> made the claims in a paid national television political broadcast, saying that his life was in danger, that he had given the documents to lawyers, and, "I will no longer keep secrets for them who actively seek to destroy the country." After the US formally requested <mask>'s extradition in July 2015, he appealed against the procedure, represented by a strong legal team.After more than two years of deliberation, on 28 September 2017 High Court judge James Aboud ruled against the suit, allowing the extradition process to proceed, while granting <mask> and his legal team 28 days to appeal the decision. On 2 November 2017 <mask>'s attorneys filed an appeal. On 2 March 2018, Justice of Appeal Mark Mohammed granted <mask> an appeal of Aboud's ruling, to be heard in November 2018—effectively postponing any possible extradition until some time after the hearing. In mid-June 2019 a three judge Appeal Court dismissed <mask>'s claim that the order against him contravened Trinidad and Tobago's Extradition Act. However, the Court has granted him a 21-day stay before extradition can proceed, for a direct appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In July of that year, a United States court entered a default judgement against <mask> in a civil lawsuit filed by CONCACAF when <mask> failed to appear, ordering <mask> to repay US$79 million that he had fraudulently obtained from CONCACAF. In April of 2020, additional information was revealed in an unsealed indictment, alleging that <mask> had "received $5 million in more than two dozen separate wire transfers to vote for Russia to host the 2018 soccer championship.The wire transfers were sent from 10 different shell companies in Cyprus, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands and then cleared through correspondent U.S. bank accounts." Political career
In October 2007, <mask> was elected United National Congress Alliance chairman and co-leader, to lead the party into Trinidad and Tobago's 2007 General Election. They won 15 of 41 seats, and <mask> was elected as the Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West. Patrick Manning's PNM government, which had comfortably won the 2007 election, called an election less than three years into its mandate. <mask>'s UNC party formed a coalition with four other parties and won 24 May 2010 elections by a landslide margin of 29 of 41 seats in parliament. <mask> was re-elected in Chaguanas West with the highest national vote total. He has described the previous Trinidadian administration as the "most corrupt ever" and has pledged to enforce hanging as a method of execution.<mask> has said, "It is inconceivable to have 295 on death row awaiting the hangman...when no one is trying to apply the law." After the 2010 election, <mask> was appointed the Works and Transport Minister in Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's government. Opposition leader Keith Rowley wrote to the Integrity Commission questioning <mask>'s ability to be a FIFA Vice President, while also the Trinidad and Tobago Works and Transport Minister. Government counsel concluded that <mask> was not breaking any laws, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said that <mask> did not receive a salary from FIFA, Trinidad benefited from <mask>'s appointment, and his two positions were unlikely to conflict. Although <mask> was allowed to withdraw from football-related activities by FIFA with a presumption of innocence in the CFU scandal of 2011, a videotape played during FIFA's disciplinary process was consequently made public. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar referred the videotape to the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago without endorsing or condemning <mask>. <mask> resigned as Minister of National Security on 21 April 2013 and was replaced by Emmanuel George.<mask> resigned as Chairman of the United National Congress on 22 April 2013, and resigned as Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West four days later, triggering a by-election in his constituency. <mask> subsequently formed a new political party, the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), and won the by-election for Chaguanas West on 29 July. <mask> contested Trinidad and Tobago's 2015 General Election held on 7 September 2015 in the Chaguanas East seat. <mask> received 771 votes (4.30%) and failed to win the seat in the election. After a long-running political feud, Surujrattan Rambachan sued <mask> for defamation. In July 2016, <mask> agreed to pay TT$375,000 as final settlement. In July 2020, <mask> announced his candidacy as a Member of Parliament for the Lopinot/Bon Air West seat in the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election.See also

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 Soca Warriors still chasing World Cup cash Jennings, Andrew (30 November 2008). The Sunday Herald
 The house that <mask> built: From "villain" to Godfather FIFA Vice President Austin "<mask>" <mask> turns misfortune into dollars. 2000. Camille Moreno, Trinidad Guardian. FIFA officials
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<mask> (alias T<mask>) <mask> (June 11, 1910 Berlin, Germany – July 7, 2011 Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a German-American painter, avant-garde photographer, author, and art teacher who was born in Berlin to , née Lilienfeld, and <mask>, an American living in Germany from the age of sixteen. His father was appointed as the Master of the Printing Workingshop at the newly formed Bauhaus art school in Weimar by Walter Gropius in 1919. He had two older full brothers, namely <mask>, and , as well as two half sisters, even older, including , by Clara Fürst and his father (from his first marriage). Early career begins with photography
At sixteen, <mask> became a student at the Bauhaus at Dessau, where he studied painting with Josef Albers, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky, played in the Bauhauskapelle, the Bauhaus jazz band, and participated in experimental theater. It was here that he began taking photographs and assumed the role of an artistic photojournalist chronicling the daily life at Bauhaus. Although no photographic studio was part of the Bauhaus until 1929, his photography was influenced by the aesthetic of László Moholy-Nagy, who lived adjacent to the Feininger family. Soon Feininger was selling his photographs to periodicals and newspapers through an agency.By 1929 his work was featured in Film und Foto, a survey of modern photography. A retrospective of his early photography was held in 1962 at the Busch-Reisinger Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts and in 2001, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Manhattan, showed his works at an exhibit entitled, Dancing on the Roof: Photography and the Bauhaus (1923-1929). Painting career begins in 1929
In 1929 he also began to exhibit his paintings under a pseudonym, <mask>, by which his stated intention was to avoid preferential treatment arising from the fame of his father. These are his first and second given names without his family name, he had never used his first name prior to this time. His initial paintings included maritime subjects, frequently of old sailing ships. From 1930 to 1935 he spent time in Paris. In 1936 Feininger left Germany and settled in the United States.His family had been targeted by the Nazis as undesirable foreigners participating in "decadent" cultural activities and they, along with many Bauhaus artists and designers, emigrated. The majority of the negatives for his collection of photographs had been left behind during his departure from Germany and none of these have been recovered. In 1937 he had his first solo show of paintings in Manhattan. Transportation subjects such as train locomotives, as well as, toys were featured in his paintings along with what the New York Times described as, striking self-portraits. After the United States entered World War II, Feininger served in its army intelligence. In 1947 he ceased using the pseudonym to sign his paintings and began using his family name in his signature. During the 1940s he continued his photography as a personal activity only, focusing upon transportation subjects that included ferries, ships, trains, and trucks as well as street scenes in Manhattan.He never exhibited this later photography, however, and completely abandoned the art in 1950s. During the 1950s Feininger painted a mural in the home of John M. van Beuren that was being built near Morristown, New Jersey by architect, Bertrand Goldberg. A personal friend of Feininger, van Beuren was the brother of Michael van Beuren, a Bauhaus furniture designer who hosted Gropius and other Bauhaus staff and faculty members fleeing the Nazis, at a van Beuren family residence in México while they relocated and selected destinations in the Americas for refuge.<ref>Hernandez, Daniel, [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/07/bauhaus-mexico-design-van-beuren.html Footprints of the Bauhaus in Mexico: Exploring the legacy of Michael van Beuren], Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2010</ref> The mural was not able to be relocated when van Beuren commissioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the next home built for van Beuren nearby on the family estate, but it was documented by other members of the Bauhaus community. By the 1960s Feininger had adopted the semi-abstract prismatic painting style of his father and Kandinsky. He continued to paint for the remainder of his life. A joint exhibition of Feininger's paintings was held in 2010 at the Berlin and the Manhattan galleries of Moeller Fine Art. In 2011 the Kunsthalle in Kiel, Germany presented a traveling exhibition, World Sailor: T<mask> <mask> on His 100th Birthday, that also was exhibited at the Lyonel Feininger Gallery in Quedlinburg, Germany, a town now on the UNESCO world heritage list.Writing and teaching
Writing was another professional activity by Feininger and he wrote several books. He was considered an accomplished writer with a distinctive style. In 1965 he authored a book, entitled Lyonel Feininger: City at the Edge of the World, about his father and his wooden sculptures of toy ships, trains, and fantasy cities, for which his brother, the photographer <mask>, provided the photographs. In 2001 Hatje Cantz Verlag in Stuttgart published his, Feininger, A family of artists, which was edited by Wolfgang Beech. In 2006 the German publishing house Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale), published his, Two Worlds: My life as an artist between Bauhaus and America''. Feininger taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Harvard's Fogg Museum, and The School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. before his retirement in 1975.Personal information
Feininger's first wife, Jeanne, died within a few years of their marriage. In 1954 he married Patricia Randall and they had three sons, Charles, Conrad, and Lucas. <mask> <mask> lived to be 101 years old, dying on July 7, 2011, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. References and sources

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 Obituary — <mask> Feininger, Brown and Hicky Funeral Home,  July 2011
 Biography — T<mask> <mask>, collections, The J. Paul Getty Museum,
 Oral history — Oral history interview with T. <mask> <mask>, conducted by Robert F. Brown 1987 May 19-1988 March 17, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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<mask> (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer. <mask> was the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion in addition to serving as the head coach on The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show against long-time rival B.J. Penn. In mixed martial arts, <mask> competed at the Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight and Flyweight divisions in addition to competing at the Middleweight, Light Middleweight, and Welterweight divisions as a professional boxer. While perhaps best known for competing in the UFC, <mask> has also competed in Pride Fighting Championships, for the PRIDE 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix. He is to-date the youngest UFC Lightweight Champion in the UFC history, eventually relinquishing his title, after two defenses, due to a contract dispute. <mask> officially retired from combat sports in 2014.Nicknamed Lil' Evil, <mask> won the first UFC Lightweight Championship following his victory over Caol Uno at UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk. <mask> also held the UFC's all-time lightweight title defenses record for nearly a decade after his successful defenses against Dennis Hallman at UFC 33: Victory in Vegas and B.J. Penn at UFC 35: Throwdown. He remains as one of the most influential figures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, due to his domination and undefeated reign as UFC Lightweight Champion in the early Zuffa era. Background
The son of a licensed horse jockey, <mask> <mask> was born in Sunnyside, Washington and grew up in Maple Valley, Washington (approximately an hour's drive from Seattle). He was the oldest of four children, two brothers, Dustin and Abel, and one sister, Jamaica. His sister, also a survivor of domestic violence from the father of her children and now ex Martin E. Garcia.<mask> has heterochromia, a harmless medical condition that gives eyes different colors; in <mask>'s case his right eye is blue, while his left eye is brown. <mask> was raised in what he referred to as a "daily hell." His childhood house was one of continual violence and abuse, stemming mostly from his alcoholic father. Many examples of the abuse <mask> faced as a youth are depicted in his autobiography, Little Evil, One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top, the most extreme of which include an incident where his father threatened the then-seven-year-old Jens by placing a shotgun in Jens' mouth and then removing it, stating, "Shit, ain't worth a bullet." Martial arts background
The summer before he entered sixth grade, <mask> was introduced to a friend of the family, Jack Vantress. Vantress encouraged <mask> to join a youth wrestling program. He went on to wrestle at Tahoma Senior High School  in Maple Valley, earning two state championships.He also began Boxing when he was a junior. <mask> wrestled for Highline Community College where he became an NJCAA All-American by placing in the top eight at the NJCAA National Championships. He then wrestled for Boise State University (BSU), before an injury (bilateral fracture of the wrists) eventually ended his amateur wrestling career. <mask> eventually graduated from BSU with a degree in criminal justice. While in college, <mask>'s interests shifted from wrestling to mixed martial arts. He found early success fighting in unsanctioned "underground" events, before befriending Lowell Anderson, the owner of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy ninety miles north of Boise, Idaho. Lowell got Pulver involved in sanctioned MMA events, namely the Bas Rutten Invitational in April 1999.<mask> won one match, then lost the second due to his lack of martial arts training. He fought again in the third incarnation of the Bas Rutten Invitational, winning both his fights and impressing then-UFC matchmaker, John Perretti. <mask> moved to Lockeford, California in 1999 where he briefly trained at the Lion's Den and then joined Shamrock 2000, a short lived camp formed by Bob Shamrock (the foster father of Ken and Frank Shamrock) Kevin Woo, and Dr. Ron Emmerson. <mask> noted that there was a little kid who would show up at the gym to hit the bags in those days named Nick Diaz with his younger brother Nate, both of whom later became MMA stars. <mask>, who hated his name because it was the same as his father's, even asked Bob at one point if he could take the Shamrock name since Bob was the first real father figure he felt he ever had. Bob told him: "You go out there and make the Pulver name mean something good." (Pulver would later go on to become the first 155-pound champion in UFC history.)<mask> wanted to fight full-time, but they did not have the right training partners for him. Shamrock put him in contact with Monte Cox and sent him to Iowa, where Pat Miletich was starting a camp where he could train full-time. Professional career
<mask> began competing in the UFC in September 1999. He fought four times in the UFC before gaining a title shot against top ranked Japanese Fighter Caol Uno in February 2001. <mask> won the title by unanimous decision, becoming the first UFC Lightweight Champion. He defended his title twice (against Dennis Hallman and B.J. Penn) before leaving the organization due to contractual problems.<mask> became famous for his combination of defensive wrestling and boxing strategies colloquially called "sprawl and brawl" in MMA circles. <mask> vs. Hallman
<mask>'s first title defense came against Dennis Hallman (best known for his two wins against former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes). Following a second win over Hughes, Hallman dropped down a weight class and fought <mask> for the Lightweight Championship in September 2001. <mask> and Hallman had both wrestled in the same state (Washington) in high school. In pre-fight interviews, Hallman claimed to personally know and dislike <mask>, but <mask> denied any personal relationship, instead asserting that he only knew Hallman as a fellow state high school wrestling champion. During the fight, Hallman secured an armbar on <mask>, but <mask> countered the technique and later landed a left hook flush on Hallman's chin. Hallman fought passively for the remainder of the fight, seemingly unable to recover completely from that blow, and <mask> eventually won by unanimous decision.<mask> vs. Penn

<mask>'s second title defense came against B.J. Penn. Before his transition to mixed martial arts, Penn was the most highly decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner in America and the first American-born to win the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials). Upon his impressive debut against wrestler Joey Gilbert (a first-round TKO), Penn rose quickly through the rankings. Penn, already known for his grappling, quickly stunned the MMA community by showcasing incredible striking skills; quickly knocking out highly regarded Din Thomas, then knocking out Caol Uno within eleven seconds of the first round. Heading into the fight with <mask>, Penn had never fought longer than the first round. The speed in which Penn was defeating opponents had many MMA journalists suggesting he was unbeatable.<mask>'s performance in the fight is considered the high point of his career. Penn pressed the action early; taking <mask> to the mat numerous times, achieving a full mount on him twice in the second round and securing a straight armbar, completely hyper-extending <mask>'s arm as the seconds ticked off the clock ending the second round. <mask> battled back in the third round, successfully defending Penn's attempts to take him to the ground, and even scoring defensive takedowns on Penn. <mask> frustrated Penn with nothing more than sheer will power, not only winning the later rounds, but out-grappling the world-renowned Penn. In the fifth round, Penn, frustrated and down on points, chose to stand and trade with <mask>. For the entire five minutes of the fifth round the two stood toe to toe exchanging strikes. With 45 seconds left in the round, a left hand from <mask> staggered Penn, who looked in trouble.However, Penn countered with a right kick straight to the groin, resulting in a 50-second time-out. Although the time-out gave Penn time to recover, when the bout was restarted, <mask> staggered him a second time with 20 seconds remaining. However, the round drew to a conclusion and the fight went into the judges' hands. <mask> won the fight via majority decision. Breaking into tears during the post-fight interview, <mask> shouted, "On the ground again!...I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing." Leaving the UFC

Pulver was expected to fight at UFC 38 on July 13, 2002, but after the company declined a pay raise request and missed the prevailing contract's option exercising period, <mask> left the UFC. After leaving, Pulver's career slumped slightly with two consecutive losses.He regained his winning ways by dropping down a weight class (to 145 lb). Along the same time, <mask> also began competing as a professional boxer, winning all four of his fights in 2004, including a fight on the nationally syndicated USA Network. During this time <mask> fought in various other MMA promotions, including Shooto, Pride and the IFL, as well as one match in the Shootboxing kickboxing promotion, where he defeated 2004 Sanda champion Dai Chang Liang. After this match, <mask> moved back up to the lightweight division in December 2004 in the Pride Fighting Championships. Pride
His first match in Pride was against then current and last Pride lightweight (160 lb) champion Takanori Gomi. <mask> and Gomi demonstrated excellent boxing skills and were both regarded as putting on the best boxing fight in an MMA bout. This was stopped short when Gomi delivered a vicious uppercut that knocked out Pulver 6:29 into the first round.This led to a match against Tomomi Iwama, in which he defeated his opponent via knock out one minute into the fight with a left hook. He then faced Japanese star Hayato Sakurai, and would go on to lose in a fast paced see-saw affair that showcased both the toughness and heart of <mask>, and the experience and technicality of Sakurai. During the fight <mask> was accidentally thumbed in the eye by Sakurai which left a corneal abrasion on his eye. Despite the injury <mask> still managed to knock down Sakurai with a left hook in the latter part of the first round, though Sakurai eventually won via TKO. His final fight in Pride, against Kenji Arai, was an entertaining battle of strikers which ended when <mask> knocked Arai down with a right-left combination, and finished him with a soccer kick to the head, earning the TKO. Return to the UFC

At UFC 63 <mask> returned to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the newly reinstated lightweight division. He was matched up against UFC-newcomer Joe Lauzon.<mask> was a 7:1 favorite to win the match, but Lauzon quickly defeated the former Lightweight Champion via one punch knockout at the 48-second mark of the first round. After the fight, <mask> apologized for his performance and indicated that he still desired to keep fighting in the UFC. <mask> was a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality television show, which hosted sixteen lightweight fighters, including the man who knocked him out previously, Joe Lauzon. His counterpart on the show and rival coach, was B.J. Penn whom <mask> defeated previously. The two coaches were scheduled to fight in the season finale, in which <mask> was defeated by a rear naked choke in the second round. After the fight, <mask> announced his intentions to drop down to featherweight and fight in the WEC.He also made overtures toward Penn to set aside their differences and train together but <mask> has also said that he would welcome a third fight with Penn. World Extreme Cagefighting
On July 17, 2007, it was announced <mask> would be making his World Extreme Cagefighting debut against Cub Swanson at WEC 30 on September 5, 2007. <mask> had to pull out of the match with Cub Swanson due to a knee injury. The fight was subsequently rescheduled for the December 12 World Extreme Cagefighting card. <mask> won the rescheduled match by guillotine choke at 35 seconds of the first round and announced his intentions to make a run for the 145 lb title which Urijah Faber currently held and had defended successfully against <mask>'s teammate and longtime Jiu-Jitsu coach, Jeff Curran on the same card. <mask> and Faber finally met at WEC 34 on June 1, 2008. Neither man was able to finish the other and the fight went the full five rounds.The judges scored the bout a unanimous decision for Faber, 50–45, 50–44 and 50–44. This fight marked the first time that one of <mask>'s fights at featherweight had gone to decision, the first time <mask> had been defeated at that weight class and also the first time one of Faber's fights in the WEC had gone the distance. <mask> stated after the fight that he wanted another shot at the title, but wanted "to earn it". <mask> next fought infamous brawler Leonard Garcia at WEC 36 on November 5, after the original date of September 10 was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike. In a surprising turn of events, <mask> suffered a TKO loss in the first round as the Greg Jackson-trained Leonard Garcia stunned Pulver with a left-right combination, then swarmed Pulver with more punches against the cage fence. At WEC 38, <mask> once again lost to Faber in a rematch of their WEC 34 encounter when Pulver succumbed to a guillotine choke early in the first round. After his second loss to Faber, Pulver temporarily replaced Frank Mir as color commentator at WEC 39.At WEC 41, <mask> was submitted by Josh Grispi via Guillotine Choke within the first minute of the match. "I think I just ended in the same place I started," <mask> said emotionally to the crowd after losing 8 of his past 12 encounters. "I’m not saying I’m done yet, but it’s been incredible." <mask> returned at WEC 47 to face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Javier Vazquez on March 6, 2010. Pulver lost via submission due to an armbar at 3:41 of the first round. <mask> has lost 9 out his last 13 fights. In the aftermath of <mask>'s loss at WEC 47, UFC President Dana White confirmed that <mask> had been released from the WEC.Independent Promotions
<mask> met Diego Garijo on August 14, 2010 in Irvine, California, losing the bout by submission via guillotine choke in the first round. This was <mask>'s sixth straight loss. <mask> was next scheduled to face Frank Johnson at CFX/Extreme Challenge 170 on December 11 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But <mask> pulled out of the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Mitch Jackson. <mask> headlined XFO 38 against Mike Lindquist on January 22, 2011, where he won the fight by submission (rear naked choke) at 0:49 in the first round. This marked <mask>'s first victory in just over 3 years, snapping a 6 fight losing streak. On March 5, 2011 <mask> defeated Wade Choate by split decision despite breaking his foot in the first round of the fight.The victory marks his second consecutive win. <mask> fought fellow World Extreme Cagefighting veteran, Coty Wheeler at MMA Fight Pit presents "Genesis" on August 13, 2011 in New Mexico. <mask> won the fight via 2nd-round TKO in a dominant performance. <mask> fought Tim Elliott at Resurrection Fighting Alliance on December 16, 2011 and lost the fight via second-round knockout by a knee to the temple. In a post fight speech, Elliott thanked Jens for accepting the fight, and referred to him as his number one inspiration for being a mixed martial artist. On March 26, 2012, it was announced that <mask> had signed with UK promotion Cage Warriors. On April 14, 2012, <mask> defeated All Army Combatives Flyweight Champion Jesse Thorton by unanimous decision in Fort Hood, Texas.ONE Championship

On August 31, 2012 <mask> moved back up to 145 lbs to face undefeated Filipino fighter Eric Kelly in his own country. <mask> hung in tough with Kelly but fell in the second round to a TKO after Kelly landed a solid body kick followed up with some punches. On October 6, 2012, <mask> returned to ONE Championship in entering their Bantamweight grand prix. Jens took on Chinese prospect Zhao Ya Fei. <mask> won a technical decision after taking an illegal groin strike and the fight went to the judges score cards in the third round. <mask> faced Masakatsu Ueda in the Bantamweight grand prix semifinals on April 5, 2013 at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions. He lost the fight by submission.Personal life
<mask> has a daughter. He married in 2009. He and his wife have a boy who was born December 16, 2008. <mask> is featured in a documentary about his training camp, personal life and difficult childhood called "Jens Pulver: Driven." In 2014, <mask> makes a cameo on season four of The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network. He is a part of a computer case and video gaming team called, Red Harbinger and goes by the gamer name, "Little Evil". He and his team are called in by Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) to supply custom computers for a video game room Winkle designed in a mansion he renovated in Palm Beach, Florida.In his free time, Jens livestreams on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/jenspulver and appears Thursday nights on the Scuffed Podcast with Tyler Niknam usually known by the people as Trainwrecks www.twitch.tv/trainwreckstv

Championships and accomplishments
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC Lightweight Championship (One time; first)
Two successful title defenses
First UFC Lightweight Champion to defend the title in UFC History
First Lightweight to headline a UFC Event
PRIDE Fighting Championship
PRIDE 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinalist
One of only two UFC Lightweight Champions to compete in PRIDE FC
World Extreme Cagefighting
Fight of the Night (One time)
ONE Championship
ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
Fight Matrix
2002 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. B.J.

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title: Abdul Qadir Najmuddin

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<mask> bin Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin (born 18 August 1814 (2nd Ramazan al-Moazzam 1229 AH) – died 11 May 1885) became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect amid succession disputes. He was born to Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin when his father and his father's younger brother Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin were being trained by Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin to become Da'i al-Mutlaq. His childhood was nurtured by the care and guidance of his father. His father also entrusted him to Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin to be tutored on certain knowledge imparted by the 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin. When his father Tayyeb Zainuddin became the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq, he was seven years old. As he grew up he accompanied his father at all times. His father educated him on the intricacies of becoming a Da'i al-Mutlaq.After the death of his father, the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Mohammed Badruddin educated and guided him. He was the first Da'i al-Mutlaq whose tenure was the longest amongst all the Da'i al-Mutlaq before him. For a period of more than 46 years he nurtured the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect with fatherly care and affection. His knowledge and perseverance led the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect out of a grave crisis that had shaken their very faith and created doubt in their beliefs. He remained as the Da'i al-Mutlaq until 1885. While he was planning ahead as to how to clear the heavy debts of the Dawoodi Bohra sect and travelling from one place to the other to educate the members of the community, he suddenly came under the influence of an epidemic that was prevalent in Ujjain. He did nass upon Syedna <mask> Husamuddin before important and high-ranking post-holders of the community.It was in his nature to do everything possible for the happiness of the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. So when the members in Ujjain urged him to stay back till he recovered, he stayed back seeing their love and affection for him, knowing very well that by staying back, he would be staying there forever. His mausoleum is at Ujjain. Early life

Syedna <mask> <mask> was born in Surat, a city in the state of Gujarat, India, where his father had shifted with his family so that he could devote more time in the service of the 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin. His father wanted to name him as 'Yusuf' but the Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin changed it to '<mask>'. The significance of this was realized later when he became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq. Most of his father's time was devoted to the services of 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq.So in his infancy he remained mostly attached with the family of Da'i al-Mutlaq. He and Syedna Mohammed Budruddin (who was 3 years older), the son of 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq grew up  together. They were together in almost everything, in their studies, in acquiring knowledge and in their positions in the community. His father Tayyeb Zainuddin became the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect at the age of 38 years. His father was an efficient administrator and an eminent scholar. With his uncanny foresight he guided the Dawoodi Bohra sect to prosperity and growth. He was also well known amongst the government officials.Authoritative people of other communities also came to seek his advice. All this made the enemies of the Dawoodi Bohra sect so jealous that they tried to assassinate his father more than once. But his father was saved  and protected by the grace of Allah Taala. For 16 years his father educated him in all aspects of skills and knowledge ranging from general administration to spiritual virtues required for becoming Da'i al-Mutlaq. Acquiring such diverse and valuable skills made him very determined and devoted in his service towards his father and also strengthened him for the major contribution that he had to make when he became the Da'i al-Mutlaq. Life before Da'i al-Mutlaq

Syedna <mask> <mask>'s significant interactions with the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect began at a very young age as he was closely associated to the family of Da'i al-Mutlaq and later when his father became the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq. His father also entrusted Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin to teach him specific knowledge imparted by Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin.He was a fervent learner especially knowledge related to Prophet Muhammad and his progeny. Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin slowly and steadily transferred all the knowledge on to his heart. Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin also taught Syedna Mohammed Badruddin along with him. They both excelled in their efforts of acquiring knowledge such that his father elevated both of them to the rank of Hadiyyat (rank for learned). Later Syedna Mohammed Badruddin was made Rasul Hudood  (a high-ranking title) and he was made Sadrul Hudood (a high rank below Rasul Hudood). Later when the Mazoon e Dawat (second highest position in Dawoodi Bohra sect) died his father appointed the Mukasir e Dawat (third highest position) in the position of Mazoon e Dawat and elevated the position of Syedna Mohammed Badruddin to Mukasir e Dawat and made him the Rasul Hudood. In the year 1837 Syedna Mohammed Badruddin became the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq and he, forgetting that they were colleagues at one time, served him with the same dedication and humbleness with which he had served his father before.In the same year 1837 a huge fire broke out in Surat. The fire was raging over many houses, including the house of Da'i al-Mutlaq and other structures. The books of the Dawoodi Bohra sect were in danger of being burnt down. At such a time of catastrophe he devised a plan and made a makeshift platform inside a well. He took all the books and placed them on the platform. The fire raged wildly but passed over the well, saving all the books of the community. Syedna Mohammed Badruddin later shifted to Pune and sent back him to Surat to reconstruct and repair the burnt-down houses and other structures.During the restoration process he laid the foundation of Dars us Saify, a school for religious learning on 27th Zilqad ul Haram 1253H. And on the same day after 51 years on 27th Zilqad ul Haram 1305H Syedna Taher Saifuddin was born. A great coincidence or the revelation of a great plan! Syedna Mohammed Badruddin did nas upon Syedna <mask> Najmuddin on 9th Moharram ul Haram 1253H. Again the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq did nas upon him during Ashura Mubarak in the on 9th Moharram ul Haram 1256H. Thereafter frequently during his sermons and other activities the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq did nas upon him. In the year 1840 Syedna Mohammed Badruddin died leaving him at the helm of the Dawoodi Bohra sect that was on the verge of being bombarded by an enemy conspiracy.The Atba-e-Malak sub-sect is founded in 1840 and eventually settles in Nagpur. Life as Da'i al-Mutlaq

The succession of Syedna <mask> <mask> as the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq came at a time when the enemies of the Dawoodi Bohra sect were ready to kick up a conspiracy. But the enemies were afraid to do so in the presence of Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin who was the Mukasir e Dawat at that time. Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin had served four Da'i al-Mutlaq during his lifetime. He had such immense knowledge that he was the teacher of three Da'i al-Mutlaq. He had acquired knowledge from Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin. When Syedna <mask> <mask> went for haj, he had done nas upon Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin.Later Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin died era of Syedna <mask> Najmuddin and the enemies picked up their weapons against the 47 Da'i al-Mutlaq. Despite all the incidents of nas done by Syedna Mohammed Badruddin upon him, the enemies of Dawoodi Bohra sect claimed that Syedna Mohammed Badruddin did not do nas upon him. This claim by the enemies created a chaos and doubt in the minds of some of the members of the community. However to all these claims by the enemies he did not say a word. He just kept on performing his activities as a Da'i al-Mutlaq as if nothing had happened. But the enemies tried very hard to make him say something against them but his patience and complacency was hard to break. This silence by him broke the backbone of the contention of the enemies as it had a two pronged effect:
They did not have anybody to fight with.Just putting on claims without the other party responding is like clapping with one hand. It had one major disadvantage for the enemies, it did not make any noise. And without any noise their contention could not survive for long. He used this time to travel to the colonies of the members of Dawoodi Bohra sect and educate them about nas thus strengthing the faith of those who were still steadfast on faith and standing by him. And to bring back those members, who were disillusioned by the claims of the enemies, into the folds of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. By virtue of the knowledge imparted to him he knew exactly who will put an end to this issue. That is the reason why when one of his sons asked him, as to till when he will bear all this.He replied that the fifth Da'i al-Mutlaq from him will solve this matter. He was referring to the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Taher Saifuddin. The conspiracy and its effects and measures to educate the members of the community caused a great drain on the funds of the community such that a growing and prospering community began to accumulate debts. And within a period of a few years the Dawoodi Bohra sect now owed a considerable amount of money in dues. Despite all this he took great care of the members of the community; taking care of their needs, guiding them, solving their problems, teaching them and making their life easier so that they can easily follow the tenents of Islam. He took all their problems and troubles upon himself which was the reason why despite having a wealth of knowledge and great administrative skills he utilised most of his time connecting with the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. His tremendous knowledge and command over different languages can be seen from the fact in Sironge he did a waaz (sermon).In this waaz he used the lisan ud dawat (language of Dawoodi Bohra sect) and Urdu together in such a systematic manner that not even a single word of either language mixed with the other. His administrative skills can be seen by the fact that despite all the pressures over the community he still kept all the departments functioning and also to accommodate his absence when he has to go on a tour to educate the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect, so much so that when Allah Taala gave him the opportunity to perform Haj, he tuned up all the functions of the offices of the community to accommodate his absence and became the first Da'i al-Mutlaq to go for Haj since the establishment of the office of Da'i al-Mutlaq. There is also a famous incident connecting Syedna <mask> <mask> and Maulana Ali. The incident is as follows:
A famous poet wrote a poem on Maulana Ali and intended to offer the same to Maulana Ali. Maulana Ali appeared in the poet's dream and said that, if his (Maulana Ali) Dai Najmuddin accepts the poem, then he (Maulana Ali) will accept it. This poet came in the presence of Syedna <mask> Najmuddin and told him all that had transpired. He listened to the poem of the poet and accepted it in the name of Maulana Ali and rewarded the writer.He, as the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq had elevated the position of his brother Syedna <mask> Husamuddin first to the position of Mukasir e Dawat and then after four years to the position of Mazoon e Dawat. 29 years after this he did nas on his brother when he was in Ujjain. His brother was at Jhalawad at that time. In the nas done before the important post holders of the community he asked those present to tell his brother that he had natured the members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect with great care and affection. When someone asked for water, he had given him milk to drink. He asked his brother to show the same kind of affection. And the members of the Dawoodi Bohra community lost a Father, who loved them like a father, took care of them like a father and also did a will towards his successor to take care of them like a father.He also has link with Mohammad Rasulullah family and many noted Dawoodi Bohra Duats including Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed as indicated below. References

Further reading
 Gems of History,

Dawoodi Bohra da'is
1814 births
1885 deaths
19th-century Ismailis

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