The funeral of the late Sheikh Abdullahi Jumaa Nasser, a prominent Kenyan Shiite scholar, was held. A member of the General Assembly of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, who played an important role in the spread of Shiism in Kenya and other parts of Africa, passed at the age of 90. The funeral procession of the late Sheikh Abdullahi Jumaa Nasser was held from Al-Hassanein Mosque to Ganjuni Cemetery in Mombasa.
The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) that was established by a group of Shiite elites under the supervision of the great Islamic authority of the Shiites in 1990 to identify, organize, educate and support the followers of Ahl al-Bayt.