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Manipur Governor Dr Syed Ahmad passed away today in Mumbai. He was 75 and is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. He was admitted in Lilavati hospital in Mumbai.

Ahmad was a senior Congress leader and also the cabinet minister on two occasions during the Congress regime in Maharashtra.

He was elected to Vidhan Sabha five times as a representative of the Nagpada constituency in Mumbai. He also served as a state minister in Maharashtra.