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17Jul

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Neela Satyanarayan, election official

Neela Satyanarayan ‑ Maharashtra’s first woman chief election commissioner and celebrated author and poet ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 in Seven Hills Hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai on July 16, 2020. She was 72. She was the first IAS officer in the state to succumb to Covid-19. She had penned several books, was a 1972 batch IAS officer, and also composed music for some films. After retirement, she was appointed as the state’s Chief Election Commissioner. The Indian Express

14Jul

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Debdatta Roy, Deputy Magistrate

Debdatta Roy, the Deputy Magistrate at Chandannagar in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal – died on July 13, 2020 from Covid-19 complications. The 33-year-old was admitted to Shramojibi Covid hospital in Sreerampur on July 12, 2020 evening. She died on July 13, 2020 morning, a first senior officer of Bengal government to have succumbed to the virus, media reports said. Family claims she had been suffering from fever for the past few days, her Covid test along with her husband's came positive. Initially she and her husband, both had opted for home isolation. But later her condition began to deteriorate, she was hospitalised. A 2011 batch WBCS executive, Debdatta had worked as BDO at Purulia. Later she was moved to Chandannagar as the Deputy Magistra...

14Jul

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

G. Narendra Yadav, politician

G. Narendra Yadav, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) secretary, succumbed to COVID-19 infection at a private hospital in Hyderabad, India, on July 13. He is the second party leader to die of COVID-19 in the state. He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago. “It is shocking and saddening that one of our active senior leaders Narendra Yadav died due to COVID-19. May his soul rest in peace and condolences to his family and friends… His death is a great loss to the party,” tweeted party spokesman Dr Sravan Dasoju. Yadav had recently participated in various programmes to distribute aid among poor hit hard by the lockdown. As the leader had participated in the party programmes held at party headquarters Gandhi Bhavan in recent days, efforts were on...

13Jul

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Tapan Ghosh, politician

Tapan Ghosh, the former RSS leader who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital on July 12, 2020. Tapan Ghosh, 67, was the founder of Hindu Samhati group. He was admitted to a private hospital a week before after he tested positive for COVID-19. "Tapan-da passed away this evening. He is survived by two sisters," Hindu Samhati president Debtanu Bhattacharya told PTI. Tapan Ghosh is the second politician in the state to die due to COVID-19. Last month, Trinamool Congress MLA died due to the contagion. Condoling Tapan Ghosh's death, senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta said he was one of the most dedicated persons fighting for the unity of Hindus in West Bengal. "He gave his life to this cause, inspiring thousands through personal example. H...

10Jul

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Billy Joe Driver, mayor

Billy Joe Driver, the longtime Clanton Mayor, passed away on July 9, 2020, after complication from COVID-19. The 84-year-old mayor was admitted to St. Vincent’s Chilton on Sunday (June 28) for treatment of the virus. On the following Tuesday, Driver was transferred to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham. Driver was first elected to the Clanton city council in 1972. In his nearly 50 years in politics Driver never lost a race. Prior to becoming politically active, Driver had worked for the city of Clanton since 1953. In 2011 Business Alabama Magazine named Driver as one of Alabama’s favorite mayors. Driver described the City that he served for seven decades as “Clanton, a growing city with a rich history, is the seat of Chilton County Alabama, the stat...

10Jul

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Bangladesh, High Profilers, Profiles

Md Lokman Hossain Mridha, politician

Md Lokman Hossain Mridham – the Faridpur district council chairman and Awami League district unit vice-president ‑ died from the new coronavirus at a Dhaka hospital in the morning of July 10, 2020. He was 77. Lokman, also a veteran freedom fighter, breathed his last at 11am at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute & Hospital in Mohakhali while undergoing treatment there, said Faridpur Deputy Commissioner Atul Sarkar. Hossain was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital on June 22 and had tested positive for coronavirus the next day, said his personal secretary Rezaul Karim Mithu. Later on June 24, he was shifted to the hospital in the capital and was put under ventilation on Thursday as his condition deteriorated, he added. Hossain left behind wife, four sons...

10Jul

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High Profilers, Iraq, Profiles

Ghida Kambash, politician

Ghida Kambash, an Iraqi lawmaker, died on July 10, 2020, after contracting the novel coronavirus She was the first Parliament member to succumb to the virus in the country. The 46-year-old was a three-time MP from Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, and helped pass laws on education reform and social welfare. She leaves behind four children. "With great sadness, we mourn for you, our dear colleague Dr. Ghaida Kambash, who died after two weeks of struggling due to coronavirus”, MP Muqdam Al-Jumaili said.

9Jul

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High Profilers, Profiles, South Africa

Noloyiso Sandile, queen

Noloyiso Sandile ‑ a local queen in South Africa died due to COVID-19 on July 8, 2020. She was 56. Sandile had been admitted at a hospital for COVID-19 related complications, according to the State broadcaster SABC. The deceased is a sister to the current Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini. She was married to the AmaRarhabe King Maxhoba Sandile for over two decades until his death in 2011. She was then made the regent queen until her son, Prince Jonguxolo Sandile, took over when he came of age. “Our condolences to the House of Rharhabe,’’ Bantu Holomisa leader of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) party wrote in a tweet. Several others have also expressed their shock and sadness at the queen’s demise. South Africa has 10 officially recogni...

9Jul

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High Profilers, Ivory Coast, Profiles

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister

Amadou Gon Coulibaly ‑ Ivory Coast's Prime Minister ‑ died on July 8, 2020, in the city of Abidjan. ''I am deeply saddened to announce that Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly left us in the afternoon, after having taken part in the Council of Ministers," JeuneAfrique quoted Patrick Achi, secretary general of the Ivorian presidency as saying. "Ivory Coast is mourning," Achi said. The Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara also expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Coulibaly, 61, returned to Ivory Coast on July 2, after two months in France for medical check-up. In March, Coulibaly announced his self-isolation following contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. He later tested negative twice. "I w...

9Jul

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High Profilers, Profiles, South Africa

Ricardo Mthembu, politician

Ricardo Mthembu – who served as the mayor of KwaDukuza for eight years before being deployed to the ANC KZN spokesperson position following the party's 2018 provincial conference ‑ died on the morning of July 8, 2020, in hospital, allegedly due to Covid-19 complications. He was also a member of the African National Congress provincial executive committee, and served as chairman of the cooperative governance and traditional affairs (COGTA) portfolio committee in legislature. Mthembu joined provincial legislature following the 2019 national and provincial elections. African News Agency