Mangalore: Noted Sunni scholar Kalambadi Mohammad Musliyar passed away at a hospital at Perinthalmanna on October 2, Tuesday. He was 78 and had suffered a cardiac arrest.

The deceased leader had served as the President of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulema, an organization of the E.K.Sunni  group of scholars. He had also served on the Advisory Council of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulema   and also as its President.