At ESS, I remember most our class teacher of 4C Mr Mendonca, our PE teacher Mr Shant and our Chemistry teacher Mr P A Patel. I left ESS in 1957 and moved to Dar es Salaam where I studied Accounts for two years. I did not like the subject. I finally went to Karachi where I did my 'A' levels and completed my degree in medicine (MBBS) in 1970 from Dow Medical College.

Earlier, in 1965, I decided to give up our surname 'Chaudhary' and adopted my father's name 'Sharief' as my surname, and have used it since. I then came over to Lusaka, Zambia where I worked for the government from 1971 to 1981. I got married to Dr NaseemFerzana in 1974. In September 1981, we moved to Harare in Zimbabwe and set up our own medical practice. We made good progress here and in 1995, my wife and I built our own private hospital. In 2001, I had a stroke that resulted in the paralysis of the left side of my body. But I continued to work until September 2009, when we both retired and decided to settle in the UK.

We have now settled in Birmingham and living a retired life.

- As of May 2012