Reports say a prayer meeting took place in London which was followed by the burial. The proceedings were held in a private ceremony by his children away from media’s glare.
His four sons, Shafad, Shamshad, Mustafa and Owais and two daughters Aqeela and Raisa were also present at the burial ground.
Over 50 people were present to pay their respect to the artist, including Lord Ghulam Noon, leading NRI and chairman of Noon Products.
The Indian High Commissioner Nalin Suri, leading NRI industrialist Lakshmi Mittal, G P Hinduja, the vice-chairman of the Hinduja Group, Joginder Sangar, leading hotelier and chairman of the Bhartiya Bidya Bhawan UK, Asif Ibrahim,
Minister Coordination in the Indian High Commission were present to pay their homage to the artist.
Husain had expressed a wish to be buried wherever he breathed his last. The burial was delayed for an hour because the coffin was too big and a new grave had to be dug. Husain also wanted to be buried under the shade of a tree, family sources said.
Husain left India in 2006 following a series of legal cases and death threats over his depiction of Hindu goddesses in nude. He accepted Qatari citizenship in 2010 after surrendering his Indian passport.
Husain started his career as a painter of Bollywood posters in the 1920s and later went on to achieve iconic status.