My name is Abdi Munaf Solaiman [S272].

My great-grandfather who was known as Sohan came from India which means
that I am third generation East Indian born in Guyana. I became interested in
finding out more about my ancestry at an early age whilst living in the UK. In
1980, I started corresponding with my grandfather's youngest brother Mohamed
Kassim Sohan [Kash,S7] who was living in Guyana. I have many letters from him
giving his account of our family history. Also my youngest uncle Mohamed Sultan
Alinoor [Babjin,S29], just before his death in 1992, passed on a set of documents
to me containing the efforts of his research into our family history. This I
have found very useful in my own research.

Other members of my family have also done research in this respect, particularly
Mohamed Swideek[S55] and Mohamed Juman [Noely,R144]. Their information I have 
also found very beneficial.

I have been meaning to share this information for quite a while and have finally found
the time to do so. This information is by no means conclusive and final as you will
discover. Needless to say, much work is required particularly in tracing our history
back to Gujarat, India; i.e., exact birth place and names of our forefathers. It is
hoped that by sharing this information, others would be encouraged to continue this
search.

If you are interested in finding out more about our family history or if you have any
information you would like to share, please contact me so that it can be added to this
website.

 
Munaf Solaiman, Toronto, Canada. email: amsol@rogers.com