Cuttack: Former health minister Syed Mustafiz Ahmed passed away at a private hospital here on Monday. He was 77.
Ahmed was undergoing treatment at Shifa Hospital here for the last two and a half months for neurological problems. He also suffered brain stroke.
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Senior leaders, including MP Bajayant Panda and people from all walks of life, mourned his death.
Born on December 21, 1941, Ahmed served as a health minister in former chief minister Biju Patnaik’s cabinet from 1990 to 1995. He was a popular leader and a two-time MLA from Cuttack.
