Former minister Basheeruddin Babu Khan passed away, on Sunday, after a prolonged illness, at his residence in Jubilee Hills. He is survived by a wife, son and two daughters.
Babukhan was elected as member of the Legislative Assembly twice - in 1985 and 1994. He served as a minister in the cabinet of N T Rama Rao and N Chandrababu Naidu. He resigned from Naidu's cabinet in May 1998 after TDP bailed out the Vajpayee Government at the Centre.
The Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered in the Public Gardens mosque after Namaz-e-Asr at 5.15 PM. The burial will take place in the grave yard, near Elbit, Road No.12, Banjara Hills. (INN)