Owner Abdul Latif

Born in Bangladesh 1950. Married with 6 children Career : Born in eastern Bangladesh, Mr Latif arrived in Britain in 1969. Worked at son' Curry Capital in Bigg Market Newcastle after his Rupali on the same site went into receivership and famous for his appearances in Viz comic. Purchased the title of 'Lord of Harpole' in Suffolk for £5000. Abdul Latif, 52, offered his famous hot curry - dubbed Curry Hell - free to any diner who could finish it at his Newcastle restaurant. He died at his home in Gosforth, Newcastle, in the early hours of 20th January. A colleague at his restaurant Curry Capital, who did not want to be named, said: ''He was a very nice man. All the people loved him, he will be very much missed.'' Mr Latif's restaurant, which used to be called Rupali, enjoyed a high profile in recent years. It featured in the North-East based cult comic Viz and is in the Guinness Book of Records for the world's longest-distance curry delivery - from Newcastle to Sydney. Bangladeshi-born Mr Latif offered free curries for life to England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson and former Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness. In 2003, he offered free meals for five years to all British servicemen and women who served in Iraq. He died of heart attack 20 January 2008 aged 52