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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed; and
4 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed was born in Burma, where
5 he witnessed British rule, post-colonial independence, and the
6 Rohingya Genocide; and
7 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed left Burma due to the
8 persecution against him and his community, living the majority
9 of his adult life in different countries; and
10 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed resettled in Chicago in
11 2015, where he attended English and citizenship classes,
12 eventually becoming a U.S. citizen in 2021; and
13 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed served as a board member
14 of the Rohingya Culture Center to assist the people of Burma;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed continuously advocated
17 for Burma, traveling to Washington D.C. to meet with the
18 United States Department of State to advocate for his home
19 country; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed always focused on how he
2 could help others; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5 Mohamed Miah Ali Mohamed and extend our sincere condolences to
6 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7 further
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