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Two of Namat's brothers, Adalat and Munshi, died before
1953. They were not survived by any descendants, and following
their deaths, Namat and Babu controlled the family business.
Namat died in November of 1958 while visiting his wife and
family in Pakistan. Namat's estate primarily consisted of his
50-percent interest in the Fazal-Namat Ranch partnership, plus
interests in residential rental apartments and commercial
properties located in Chico and Cridley, California. Namat left
three-fourths of his estate to decedent and one-eighth to each of
decedent's cousins, Chrag Mohamed Khan (Chrag) and Mohammed Ali
Khan (Mohammed Ali). Although the Fazal-Namat Ranch partnership
technically terminated upon Namat's death, Fazal, as the
surviving partner, continued to manage the business of the ranch
with court approval for a period of 5 years.
In 1958, shortly after Namat's death, decedent's son Aslam
came to the United States. Aslam attended high school and
college. He joined Babu in running the family business and
worked part time for the Fazal-Namat Ranch.
In 1963, Aslam married Sarwaree Begum, who also had
immigrated to the United States from India. Aslam and Sarwaree
have three daughters.
In July of 1965, Babu died leaving no descendants. During
Babu's lifetime, he had given interests in properties in
California to decedent's sons, Aslam and Ashiq. Those interests
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