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Age: 53 Years

Death Cause: Capital Punishment (Hanging)

Hometown: Mumbai

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon check sources The Quint
Profession	Chartered Accountant check sources The Indian Express
Known For	Being a convict for his financial involvement in the 1993 Bombay bombings
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Field	Accountancy
Founder of	• Mehta and Memon Associates: Co-founded by a childhood friend Chetan Mehta • AR & Sons: Set up after splitting up with Chetan Mehta • Tejrath International: An export firm of meat and meat products in the Gulf and the Middle East
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 July 1962 (Monday) check sources The Quint
Birthplace	Bombay (now Mumbai)
Date of Death	30 July 2015 check sources The Times of India
Place of Death	Nagpur Central Jail, Maharashtra
Age (at the time of death)	53 Years
Death Cause check sources The Times of India	Capital Punishment (hanging) Note: He was hanged at 7:00 am in the Nagpur Central Jail.
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Byculla, Mumbai check sources The Indian Express
School	'Antonio D’Souza School' in Byculla, Mumbai
College/University	• Burhani College, Mumbai check sources The Indian Express • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1986-1990) check sources The Indian Express • IGNOU
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Commerce check sources The Hindu • Master of Commerce from Burhani College check sources The Indian Express • Master of Arts in English (Hons.) from IGNOU in 2012 • Master of Arts in Political Science from IGNOU in 2014 Note: He couldn’t receive his master's degree in political science as he was hanged earlier. check sources The Hindu
Religion	Islam check sources India Today
Caste/Sect	Sunni Muslim check sources India Today
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1992 check sources Scroll.in
Family
Wife/Spouse	Raheen
Children	Son- None Daughter- Zubeida Memon
Parents	Father- Abdul Razzak Memon (deceased) Mother- Hanifa Memon
Siblings	Brother(s)- 5 • Arif Memon aka Suleman • Tiger Memon alias Ibrahim alias Mushtaq • Ayub Memon • Anjum Memon (otherwise Essa) • Yusuf Memon (deceased) Sister- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yakub Memon

• Yakub Memon was a Chartered Accountant from Mumbai who was later convicted for funding his brother Tiger Memon – one of the key conspirators of the Bombay Blasts – to flee from the country.

• His favourite colour was burgundy. check sources The Indian Express

• Yakub named one of his companies ‘AR & Sons’ after his father. check sources The Hindu

• According to sources, Yakub’s export business brought him success following which he acquired almost six flats in the Al-Hussaini Building, close to the Mahim Dargah, Mumbai. check sources The Hindu

  

  The AI Hussain building in Mumbai

• According to some sources, Yakub had a keen interest in playing cricket just like his family members and was the captain of the local cricket team. As claimed by some media outlets, Yakub was extremely good at playing badminton and squash. check sources The Telegraph

• According to the CBI, Yakub Memon was arrested at the New Delhi railway station on 5 August 1994. Yakub, however, later mentioned that he was not arrested by the CBI in New Delhi rather he had surrendered to the Indian intelligence agencies in Nepal on 24 July 1994. check sources The Indian Express

• Reportedly, Yakub Memon was booked under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code check sources The Quint on 27 July 2007. check sources The Indian Express

• Reportedly, Dawood Ibrahim , in a telephonic interview, expressed his happiness on the arrest of Yakub Memon and said,

  I am happy that he has been caught. At least the investigations are on the right track.” check sources India Today

• According to some sources, Yakub had gathered some pieces of evidence against his brother Tiger Memon , which included twelve Pakistani passports of the Memon family in which each member’s identity was hidden such as father Abdul Razzak was named Ahmed Mohammad Jamal (Pakistani passport no AA 763649), mother Hanifa as Zainab Ahmed (PP no AA 763645), Tiger Memon as Ahmed Jamaal (PP no 762402), Yakub as Yusuf Ahmed (PP no AA 763242), Raheen (Yakub’s wife) as Zeba Yusuf Ahmed (PP no 763646), and Suleman Memon as Aftaab Ahmed (PP no AA 763651). check sources Mumbai Mirror

• According to some sources, Yakub filed a mercy petition on the day of his execution as well, which was rejected by the Supreme Court in the early hours. check sources Deccan Chronicle

• According to some media outlets, before his execution, Yakub had a meeting with his daughter in prison during which he expressed his desire to see her as a bride and reiterated that he never did anything wrong. Yakub said,

  I wanted to see you getting married and settling down happily, but now I won’t be able to see that moment. I am sorry. I haven’t done anything which will bring shame to our family. I was never involved in anything. Take care of your mother.” check sources The Times of India

• According to some sources, during his imprisonment in the Nagpur Central Jail, Yakub once regretted that he was the brother of Tiger Memon. Yakub said,

  Allah usey kabhi maaf nahi karega. Kaash woh mera bhai na hota.” check sources The Times of India

• The Supreme Court confirmed the capital punishment for Yakub on March 21, 2013, making him the first convict to be hanged since 1995. check sources The Indian Express

• Yakub was hanged on his 53rd birthday, i.e., 30 July 2015. check sources The Indian Express

  

  Raheen Memon (Left) and her daughter, Zubeida Memon, along with other family members at Yakub’s funeral

• Reportedly, the decoration of Yakub’s grave with LED lights and white marble to turn it into a “Mazaar” (Muslim shrine) hit the headlines in 2022. According to sources, the marble stones were coloured green, and the lights were installed at his mazaar. Later, the then Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was asked to look into the matter following which the police officials removed the lights installed near the grave.

  

  Yakub Memon’s ‘decorated’ grave at Bara Qabristan in Mumbai

• A film titled ‘Black Friday,’ showing the true events of the Bombay bomb blasts, was released in 2004. The film was the adaption of journalist S. Hussain Zaidi’s book – ‘Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts’ (2002).

  

  S. Hussain’s ‘Black Friday – The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts’

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References/Sources

• The Quint
• The Indian Express
• The Times of India
• The Indian Express
• The Hindu
• India Today
• Scroll.in
• The Indian Express
• The Telegraph
• The Indian Express
• The Quint
• India Today
• Mumbai Mirror
• Deccan Chronicle
• The Times of India
• The Indian Express
• The Indian Express

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