Mangaluru: PACE Education Group Chairman P. A. Ibrahim Haji (78) passed away at a hospital in Kozhikode on Tuesday December 21.

Ibrahim was flown from Dubai to Kozhikode after suffering a stroke on December 11. However, he passed away in the hospital as he failed to respond to the treatment.

Born in Kasargod, Ibrahim Haji completed his Automobile Engineering from the then Madras. He then took plunge into automotive, education, and jewellery fields. He was co-chairman of Malabar Gold & Diamonds.