Abdul Qadar Khan, who translated the Holy Quran into Odia, passed away at the age of 85 here on October 25. Khan retired as Under Secretary in the Law Department of the State Government and was involved in many social service activities.
He was the founder of the Sri Bihar Association at Chandrashekharpur and was its president for many years. He was the Amir (president) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bhubaneswar Branch. He did many constructive works including translation of the Quran and also translated many other religious books. He had a deep interest in studies.
He passed the graduation exam in Political Science from IGNOU at the age of 74.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bhubaneswar and Manikgaud School and several other organisations expressed their deepest condolences on his passing away.