About VMA
- Vanthali is a village panchayat located in the Junagadh district of Gujarat State of India. The latitude 21.4833 and longitude 70.3333 are the geo coordinates of the Vanthali. Gandhinagar is the state capital for Vanthali village. It is located around 310.7 kilometers away from Vanthali. The other nearest state capital from Vanthali is Daman and its distance is 284.9 KM. The other surrounding state capitals are Daman 284.9 KM, Mumbai 382.1 KM, Raipur 631.3 KM.
- The nearest railway station to Vanthali is Bandhnath, which is located in and around 5.9 kilometer distance.
Historical Background
- Vanthali Memon Community is consisting of those people who were the residents of village “Vanthali” in the Indian state of “Junagadh” and its suburb before partition and after Independence migrated to Pakistan, and now their majority is living in Karachi.
- After migration, the elders of the community were met for the sake of community’s unity, welfare and to resolve their social issues. By mutual consent and consensus, they formed an organization in 1952 in the name of Vanthali Memon Jamat. In October 1955 it was given a legal status through registration in Karachi. Now said association is known as “Vanthali Memon Association” (VMA) and actively engaged to service the community.
- Presently, VMA is a well-known social welfare organization and serving the VMA Community since more than 6 decades. Its valuable services especially in the field of education, food, health, housing and other various welfare support programs are widely acknowledged and appreciated at entire community level. These all are because of sincerity, generosity and selfless efforts of our (late) elders.
The Following Were the Founder Members of VMA
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Haji Ali Mohammed Rehman Vakil
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Haji Karim Haji Noor Mohammed
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Haji Ali Mohammed Kasam Suriya
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Ahmed Suleman Isani
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Muhammed Osman Darvesh
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Ghaffar Tar Mohammed Munda
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Haji Habib Haji Vali Mohammed Lania
We pay tribute to them and pray to “ALLAH” for their “MAGHFIRAT”.
Our Objective
- ◉ To promote unity, love & brotherhood among the people of Vanthali community.
- ◉ To provide financial support for education to all students (boys & girls) of the community.
- ◉ To provide financial help and assistance to all the poor and needy people of the community without any discrimination.
- ◉ To provide financial support to the poor and homeless people for their homes.
- ◉ To discourage all un-Islamic customs and traditions, promote simplicity, including showing off and wastage of money in wedding ceremonies.
- ◉ To solve the domestic disputes amicably.
- ◉ To initiate scheme to remove unemployment and to provide possible help to the needy persons of the community.
- ◉ To establish close contact with entire Memon community of Pakistan to be interested in, cooperate with, take part in and to help make successfully all the activities for betterment of the entire Memon Community.
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Vanthali Memon Association
Established 1952 · Karachi
A unified platform for the Vanthali Memon community — working for unity, welfare and support of the under-privileged
through education, health, food, housing and social support programs.
Who We Are & Where We Came From
Blending our heritage from Vanthali, India with our present in Karachi, Pakistan.
A Unified Welfare Platform
Vanthali Memon Association (VMA) is a welfare organization based in Karachi, formed in 1952
to provide a unified platform for the Vanthali Memon community.
VMA focuses on education, food, health, housing and other support programs, uplifting under-privileged
and needy members of the community through organized and transparent welfare activities.
From Vanthali to Karachi
The Vanthali Memon Community originates from Vanthali in Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
After partition, families migrated to Pakistan and the majority settled in Karachi.
Elders formed “Vanthali Memon Jamat” in 1952. In October 1955, it was registered
as “Vanthali Memon Association (VMA)”.
Founder Members of VMA
The visionary elders whose efforts laid the foundation of our Association.
- Haji Ali Mohammed A. Rehman Vakil
- Haji A. Karim Haji Noor Mohammed
- Haji Ali Mohammed Kasam Suriya
- Ahmed Suleman Isani
- Muhammed Osman Darvesh
- A. Ghaffar Tar Mohammed Munda
- Haji Habib Haji Vali Mohammed Lania
We pay tribute to them and pray to ALLAH for their Maghfirat.
Our Objectives
Clear goals that guide every initiative of Vanthali Memon Association.
- To promote unity, love & brotherhood among the people of Vanthali community.
- To provide financial support for education to all students (boys & girls).
- To provide financial help to poor and needy people without discrimination.
- To provide financial support to poor and homeless people for their homes.
- To discourage un-Islamic customs, promote simplicity and avoid wastage in ceremonies.
- To solve domestic disputes amicably.
- To initiate schemes to reduce unemployment and help needy persons.
- To establish close contact with the Memon community of Pakistan for the betterment of the community.
Our Locations: Karachi & Vanthali
Our present-day office in Karachi and our ancestral hometown in Vanthali, India.
Office Address: Plot no.242, Aman Tower Garden East, Karachi
Vanthali is a village panchayat in the Junagadh district of Gujarat State, India. It is the ancestral hometown
of the Vanthali Memon community before migration to Pakistan.
Management
Meet our Office Bearers
MUHAMMAD HAROON IBRAHIM QASSIM
PRESIDENT
MUHAMMAD SHOAIB IBRAHIM
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
SAAD IQBAL SUMAR
VICE PRESIDENT
UMAIR MEHMOOD SUMAR
GENERAL SECRETARY
MUHAMMAD S/O YAQOOB NEPAL
FINANCE SECRETARY
AFTAB AMIN ESSANI
JOINT SECRETARY