Abdul Latif (Raees) Age, Death Cause, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Abdul Latif
Nickname	King of Gujarat
Profession	Liquor Smuggler
Biggest Rivals	Pappu Khan, Hansraj Trivedi
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight	in Kilograms- 64 kg in Pounds- 141 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year 1951
Place of Birth	Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Date of Death	November 1997
Place of Death	Naroda Patiya, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Death Cause	Police Encounter
Age (as in November 1997)	46 Years
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Not Known
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Siblings- 6
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Spending money on the poor and downtrodden
Controversies	Throughout his life, he remained controversial for his criminal activities, which included smuggling, murder and kidnapping. His name also appeared in the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts. He was considered a close aid to Dawood Ibrahim.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Not Known
Children	Sons- Shaikh Arif Abdul Latif, Mushtaq Sheikh Daughter- Not Known
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abdul Latif

• Does Abdul Latif smoke:? Not Known

• Does Abdul Latif drink alcohol:? Yes

• He was born in the Kalupur area of Ahmedabad to a poor Muslim family.

• He struggled to finish his schooling and couldn’t get a decent upbringing.

• He started selling tobacco at his father’s shop. However, he regularly kept fighting his father for more money.

• In his twenties, he decided to earn his own way.

• He entered the world of illicit businesses by joining a bootlegger, Allah Rakha, who ran a gambling den.

• He left Allah Rakha and became a bootlegger himself.

• As a bootlegger, he developed contacts with policemen, criminals, smugglers and politicians to flourish his illegal business.

• Soon he became involved in other crimes like kidnapping, extortion and even murders and in the process, he developed contacts in Pakistan too.

• In 1985, he joined hands with Alamzeb (a member of Mumbai’s Pathan Gang) to counter Pappu Khan (Latif’s rival). Later on, he killed Alamzeb and established himself the kingpin of Gujarat Underworld.  

• At one point of time in the 80s, he developed a rivalry with Dawood Ibrahim and later became his friend.

• It is reported that Latif’s gang had exclusively Muslim members only.

• He became very popular in the poor Muslim community of Ahmedabad as he had developed a Robinhood-type image by helping the poor Muslims and recruiting the unemployed Muslim youths in his gang.

• While in jail, he won 5 seats in the Ahmedabad Municipal elections.

• In 1995, he was arrested in Delhi and was put in the Sabarmati Jail.

• In November 1997, he was killed in the police encounter while allegedly trying to escape.

• According to the reports he had 97 criminal cases in his lifetime.

• In 2016, a film- Raees (based on Latif’s life) was made by Rahul Dholakia in which his role was played by Shahrukh Khan.