Abid Hussain the new Lord Mayor of Bradford during the Mayor Making in Bradford City Hall, 16th May 2017. Image by Thomas Gadd. COUNCILLORS used the first meeting of the year to pay tribute for former Lord Mayor Abid Hussain, who died on Christmas Eve. Cllr Hussain, a Labour Councillor for the Keighley Central ward and Lord Mayor of Bradford in 2017/18, died of Covid 19, and his funeral was held on Christmas Day. At a meeting of the Council s Executive yesterday, Leader Susan Hinchcliffe gave an update on how the Covid 19 pandemic was hitting the District. She said there had been 780 Covid 19 deaths in Bradford since the beginning of March.
She said: He was a lovely guy, he was a joy. I put him forward as Lord Mayor and was so happy to serve as his deputy. He was so lovely, he has a lovely wife and a lovely family and he was a really good friend to me. I always felt like part of his family, he always made you feel welcome and I m really upset by this, it s so shocking I still can t believe its true. I thought he was starting to get better; it s a shock. He will be truly missed, I went to Pakistan with him last year and it was such a good time, we laughed every day.
TRIBUTES have flooded in following the death from Covid-19 of Keighley councillor and former Lord Mayor of Bradford, Abid Hussain. He became a Labour councillor for Keighley Central in 2010 and had served on a number of council committees during the past decade. He was the current deputy chairman of Keighley and Shipley Area Planning Panel and Keighley Area Committee and a reserve member of the District Planning Panel. Cllr Hussain served as Lord Mayor of Bradford in 2017-18, during which time his Lord Mayor’s Appeal raised thousands of pounds for the Down Syndrome Training and Support Services in Bingley and the Wishing Well Appeal.
Tragedy as wonderful former Lord Mayor of Bradford Abid Hussain dies
His death has been described as such a loss to Keighley
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A former Lord Mayor of Bradford has tragically died a day before Christmas.
Bradford Council announced the news on Christmas Eve that Councillor Abid Hussain had sadly passed away.