Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Sajid Javid loses brother

51-year-old Tariq Javid, a sibling of the Home Secretary, has died. He was the eldest of the Home Secretary's four brothers. Rariq, who died earlier this week, was managing a supermarket chain.

The Home Secretary's official spokesman last night said :
'I am very sad to confirm that Sajid lost his eldest brother Tariq this week, who will be sorely missed by the whole family.

'He would like to extend his thanks to the many people sending their condolences and good wishes. He would also ask that his privacy and that of his family, be respected at this time of grief.'



Tariq Javid

The brothers were famous due to their rags to riches life stories. The Home Secretary previously spoke of growing up with his brothers in a cramped two-bedroom flat in Bristol. He said :
'Three brothers were in one bedroom, and myself and a younger brother were with my parents in the other.'

Mr Javid Senior had arrived in England with the boys' mother Zubaida with only £1 to his name in 1961.

The couple settled in Rochdale but later moved to Bristol to pursue their retail business. 

Despite the siblings' difficult start in life, all the brothers have gone on to greatness in their respective fields of business, politics and public sector roles.

Sajid Javid was the first non-white person to hold one of Britain's offices of state.