Mangaluru: Sheik Abdul Kareem, assistant chief accounts officer at commissionerate of customs has been conferred with prestigeous President Award 2015. Kareem hails from Kotekar.
Kareem received the award from Union Minister Arun Jaitley on February 24.
He has been selected for the award for his 41 years of service in the department.
Every year, the officers of the customs and Central excise department are considered for the President Award.