Monday, October 7

United Arab Emirates

Sharifa Al Shamlan, Writer
Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Sharifa Al Shamlan, Writer

Famous Saudi woman writer Sharifa Al Shamlan, famous for her press columns and literary writings, had died due to complications of COVID-19, local media reported. For 27 years, the writer has presented many studies and research, and is a prominent opinion writer, and has many articles in some Saudi newspapers. A holder of a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Baghdad University in Iraq, she held several posts, including the director-general of women’s social supervision in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The late writer has published six prominent short story collections including: a child swimming in the river, clips from a life, as if nothing were happening, the city of clouds and others. She was laid to rest on Thursday in the Saudi eastern city of Dammam.
Filipina dies in UAE after delivering premature baby
Neighbors, Philippines, Profiles, Sad But True, United Arab Emirates

Filipina dies in UAE after delivering premature baby

UAE doctors helped a Filipino mom deliver her infant of seven months after the mother had been in a critical condition due to complications brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 28-year-old Grace Joy Tiglao had been intubated as she had severe breathing problems and decided with the help of UAE specialists to undergo a cesarian procedure in order to save her baby, as per reports from GMA News. Following the successful delivery at 10:30 pm of May 23, Grace Joy died seven hours later at around 5:30 am on May 24 due to cardiac arrest. Tiglao’s husband Joseph, who also tested positive for COVID-19 a month prior, had recently been declared COVID-19 free as of June 27 after testing negative for the coronavirus twice in a row. He recalled that his wife wished t...
Amad Uddin, PRO
Pakistan, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Amad Uddin, PRO

Amad Uddin, who was working as PRO with Dubai's Al Rais Group, passed away on June 5 after suffering from Covid-19 in the United Arab Emirates.Hailing from Khas Dir in Pakistan, this University of Karachi alumni was admitted to a hospital in Dubai after being diagonsed with coronavirus. His wife, as per a social media post on May 16, 2020, by a relative, had also tested Covid-19 positive.On his Facebook page, Mian Mujahid Shah writes, "My beloved Mama jee, Amad Uddin, left for his havenly abode this evening at a hospital in Dubai. The martyred soul fought COVID-19 bravely till the very end. He was the person who not only cared for his family but all who sought his help. The departed soul was one of those very few who could not see anyone in trouble and was always the first one to lend ...
Janet Daywan Alano, Nurse
Medics, Philippines, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Janet Daywan Alano, Nurse

Janet Daywan Alano – a nurse in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – passed away on 10 May,2020, after fighting with COVID-19. "A hero who has given her life to something bigger than oneself. We mourn for the passing of our fellow nurse Janette Daywan Alano. You made a good fight. May you rest in peace," PNA-UAE said in a Facebook post. Her condition deteriorated with coughs, fever, appetite loss, and declining oxygen saturation in the body. Janet had a history of asthma and diabetes. Source: Rappler Please help us in adding details.
Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter
India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter; Pix credit Gulf Business Former media person Richard Coram, who was popular through his radio shows and news anchoring in Dubai-based media, died of Covid-19 in the UK. Barely in his late 50s, the long-term Gulf resident and former radio show host on Dubai FM92, was also a celebrated news reader on the city's popular Channel 33. Coram and his wife Padma had also launched an event management firm, Talent Brokers. It's said, the company brought large-scale concerts and shows to the UAE, including Lionel Richie, Elton John and Rod Stewart. As a broadcaster he is remembered as someone who just had that natural ability and was warm and likeable. Both Coram, along with his wife Padma, were socially well-known, pioneering the live enter...
PK Kareem Haji, Businessman and social worker
High Profilers, India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

PK Kareem Haji, Businessman and social worker

PK Kareem Haji was a resident of UAE for over 40 years PK Kareem Haji, 62 ‑ a businessman in Abu Dhabi, former president of Abu Dhabi Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) and an active community worker with the Indian Islamic Centre, the Sunni Centre, among others ‑ died of complications from Covid-19 on April 30, his family confirmed to Gulf News. A native of Thiruvathra - (Thrissur District), Kerala, Haji was being treated at Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel Hospital. Haji is said to have been at the hospital for nearly 10 days before succumbing to Covid-19, reported GN’s Anjana Kumar He leaves behind a wife, and three sons, who are looking after his business. Haji's son, Mohammad Abdul Gafoor, confirmed his father died due to complications after contracting Covid-19. “My father was a...
Jeannie Danker, Radiologist
Medics, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Jeannie Danker, Radiologist

Jeannie Danker – the Director of Radiology at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. “We will miss her friendship as well as her leadership and commitment to our institution, where she spent more than 30 years of her career,” the hospital said in a statement. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Jeannie’s family and those close to her.” Source: The Columbus Dispatch Please help us in adding details.