He was born five months after World War One broke out
It’s a big day for for Sheffield great-great-granddad Haji Ghulam Mohammed – he’s had a card from King Charles as he celebrates his 108th birthday, and is thought to be Sheffield's oldest manAs a Muslim growing up in an Indian territory, he witnessed a lot of violence between Hindus and Muslims, forcing him to flee his home and migrate to Pakistan’s Azad Kahsmir.
He worked in the steelworks in Sheffield and shared a two-bed house in Attercliffe with 14s, but said after moving to an unfamiliar land where most people had a different skin colour, he encountered racism in the 1950s.Mr Mohammed first married before moving to the UK and he and his wife had one child, a daughter, who is now 66 years old.
She said: “I don’t know what I’d do without him. He’s been our biggest inspiration. When my marriage didn’t work out, my dad was my biggest supporter. He told me to get out of my little pothole, get out and enjoy life.“I went into this career because of him. Without his support, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today,” she said.
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