In his capacity as president of FIANZ he oversaw the first annual halal meat contract with the New Zealand Meat Producers Board in June 1984, with the aid of Mazhar Krasniqi, Hajji Abdul Rahim Rasheed and Dr. Mohammad Hanif Quazi.
Most notably it carried several men who went on to play a significant role in the development of the New Zealand Muslim Association including Mazhar Krasniqi and Nazmi Mehmeti.
Ahmed Mazhar | Mazhar Krasniqi | Mazhar Kaleem | Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan | Pir Mazhar Ul Haq | Mazhar Majeed | Luan Krasniqi | Krasniqi | Mazhar Alanson | Farhad Mazhar |
In April 1979, Mazhar Krasniqi brought together the three regional Muslim organisations of Canterbury, Wellington and Auckland, to create the only national Islamic body – the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ).