Srinagar: Prominent Kashmir businessman and former chairman Houseboat Owners Association Muhammad Azim Tuman passed away Thursday morning.

Family sources said that Tuman breathed his last at around 4:30 am at his residence in Srinagar.

The funeral prayers of Tuman will be held at 2:30 pm at Khan Bagh ground in Lalbazar.

Tuman was the owner of Mascot houseboats founded by his great-grandfather at Nigeen lake.