Indian expat, collecting dowry for 4 daughters, hasn't been home for 25 years

He left for Saudi Arabia in 1992 and hasn't seen his family since then.

An Indian father, who came to Saudi Arabia to earn a living 25 years ago, has not taken a single vacation or travelled to India to meet his family. Syed Said Mahboob Saab was 42 when he came to Saudi Arabia in 1992, leaving his wife and four daughters back in Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
In the hope to provide for his family, Saab started working as a tailor in Saudi. He struggled day and night to collect money to get his four daughters married as well as provide them good education. In many Indian states the dowry system is still practiced widely.
For Saab, now 65, it was no different. Like many others, he stayed back to work, missing out on his daughters' childhood. His younger daughters were toddlers when he left and now are grown-up working women.
"When I left India my youngest daughter, Waheeda Naaz, was only 3. Thank God, she is now 28 and working," Saab was quoted in the Saudi Gazette. He added, "She barely remembers my face, except through photos. Now with the video chat facility, I can see her shedding tears while asking me to return home. She tells me not to worry about her marriage or dowry. As a working woman she is confident of contributing towards her wedding."
But, now his daughters urge him to come back home and not worry about getting them married. 
For years, Saab worked at construction sites during the day as a daily-wager and in the night he would work as a tailor. He was able to provide a decent life to his family and educate his children. His two elder daughters are married while the younger two are working in the private sector.
Saab did not build a house of his own in India because he considered that providing education was more important for a bright future of his daughters. He has only heard his daughters' voice over the phone and just seen them in photos. However, with his daughters persuading him to return, Saab is ready to leave Saudi and meet his family with the help of a social worker Nass Shoukat Ali Vokkam.

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