”Your Excellency,
Happy 72nd Birthday🎂 to you, our father, leader, and patriach!!
Today, I thank God for blessing us with your life, your wisdom, and your unshakable spirit.
The scripture reminds us in Isaiah 46:4: “Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you.”
As it has been, may that promise continue to hold true for you. For through every step and every triumph, you have stood sustained, carried, and uplifted by the hand of the Almighty.
I continue to pray for your strength, your inner peace, your good health, and for God’s infinite mercy and direction. And I know, as sure as Romans 8:31 declares, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” that you will continue to prevail over every scheme that seeks to bring you low.
Permit me, Sir, to speak as a son because you have become my father and a patriarch to me and to so many whose lives you have touched with the largeness of your heart and the steadiness of your vision. The chance you gave me to serve you, to learn in your shadow, and share in your journey remains a privilege etched forever in the marrow of my being.
So today, I raise my voice in celebration of a life that teaches us all how to stand tall in storms, laugh through burdens, and believe that God’s grace is always sufficient.
Happy 72nd Birthday, Sir. May your laughter remain strong, your wisdom unclouded, and your legacy ever radiant.
With filial devotion,
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail & Family”
