Profiles – Page 5

2Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, South Africa

Dr Johan Van Zyl , Businessman

The executive chairperson of Toyota South Africa Motors Dr Johan van Zyl 63, has died due to Coronavirus. Quoting a spokesperson Carmag reported that he died of Covid-19 complications, at a Pretoria hospital. Van Zyl, who was born in Springs in Gauteng in June 1958, had a long career with the auto manufacturer - having started at Toyota South Africa Motors in 1993 as the director for the sales and dealer network, Carmag reported. He was appointed CEO of Toyota SA in 2003. A decade later, he was promoted to become CEO of Toyota in Africa. In recent years, he served as managing officer of Toyota Motor Corporation and in 2015 he was appointed CEO of Toyota Motor Europe - until his retirement in early 2021. Affectionately known as "The Doc", van Zyl was described as having an "...

1Aug

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Kuwait, Profiles, Sad But True, Uncategorized

Intisar Al Sharrah, Actress

Intisar Al Sharrah, one of Kuwait’s foremost actresses in television and theatre, has died aged 59. Reports said that Al Sharrah died on Saturday in London, after travelling to the UK capital in July to seek medical treatment. From past two years, she was suffering from stomach and kidney problems. She was admitted to the intensive care unit of Kuwait's Al Amiri Hospital in November following surgery to remove stomach ulcers. Al Sharrah’s death was announced by Kuwait's Ministry of Information. Al Sharrah began her acting career in 1981, starring in the highly popular satirical play Bye Bye London opposite Kuwaiti talents Abdulhussain Abdulredha and Mariam Al-Ghadban. Over the next four decades, Al Sharrah established herself as an accomplished actress in her own right, eff...

31Jul

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Iran, Profiles, Sad But True

Shahram Kashani, Singer

Shahram Kashani, 47, Iranian pop singer has died after contracting Covid-19 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to reports, Kashani, a certified pop sensation since his debut nearly 30 years ago, apparently caught COVID-19 while hospitalized and receiving treatment for liver problems. Born in 1974 in Rome, Italy, Kashani—his first name is sometimes transliterated into English as "Shahrum" and his nickname among fans was "Shahram K"—released his first album, K-One, in 1992. Kashani came to prominence in part through support from other Iranian celebs like Los Angeles-based singer Leila Forouhar, but his fame among Iranians was long-lasting thanks in part to his on-stage and on-screen charisma.

31Jul

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India, Profiles, Sad But True

Debanand Patra, Athlete

Veteran athlete Debanand Patra 90, has passed away after a brief illness at his home in Phulbani town in Kandhamal district of Odisha. Patra, who was also a retired police officer is survived by three daughters and two sons. Quoting Phulbani Municipality Executive Officer Baladev Behera news agency PTO reported that he had tested positive for COVID-19 a few days earlier and was undergoing treatment at his home. He had participated in national events in various categories of athletics and was felicitated by the state government and Kandhamal district administration.

Mosammat Sania Aktar, Judicial Magistrate

31Jul

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Bangladesh, Profiles, Sad But True

Mosammat Sania Aktar, Judicial Magistrate

Senior Judicial Magistrate of Jhalokathi district in southern Bangladesh Mosammat Sania Aktar has died of Covid-19. According to report published in Dhaka Tribune, the 28-year-old breathed her last while undergoing treatment at the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barisal at around 10:30am on Wednesday. Sania, who was also seven months pregnant, tested positive for the deadly virus on July 12. Sania was born on August 1, 1992, in Hoglakanda village under Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj. She joined the judicial services on March 1, 2018, through the 10th Bangladesh Judicial Service Examination. It said that the deceased’s husband, AHM Imranur Rahman, who is working as a senior judicial magistrate in the same district, has also tested Covid positive. “My ...

30Jul

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Profiles, United States

Joey Jordison, Drummer

Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot, who drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs, has died Monday at age 46, news agency AP quoted his family as having said. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep,” his family said in a statement, according to report. “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow.” According to report, Jordison grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, the eldest of three children, and began playing drums at age 8. He was already a veteran of the city’s metal scene when he founded the band that would become Slipknot in 1995, along with percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist...

29Jul

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Kazakhstan, Profiles, Sad But True

Yevgeni Pupkov, Hockey Player

Former Kazakhstan ice hockey player Yevgeni Pupkov, who represented his country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, has died at the age of 45 from coronavirus. Pupkov, who played in defence, represented Kazakhstan at Turin 2006, as well as at the same year’s Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga, Latvia. At both events the country did not progress past the initial group stage phase. Pupkov was appointed assistant coach of Kazakhstan ice hockey team HK Almaty three weeks ago and in a statement, the club said: "There is grief in our hockey family. "We express deep condolences to his family and friends." Pupkov played 525 games in Russia’s top division, the Superliga, which after folding was reorganised as the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008. Pupkov represented Torpedo Ust-...

28Jul

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Mexico, Profiles

René Juárez, Politician

René Juárez, one of Mexico’s few Black politicians has died after contracting COVID-19 in April. He once served as governor of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, which, along with neighboring Oaxaca and the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, are home to much of Mexico’s relatively small Black population. He was only the second governor in Mexico of African descent. Juárez, 65, also served as party leader of the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI. Dulce Maria Sauri the head of the PRI in the lower house of Congress confirmed Juárez’s death Monday, and said it was the result of COVID-19. Sauri wrote in her social media accounts that legislators mourned the death of Juárez, “who like many Mexicans has lost the battle with COVID-19. We have lost a great ma...

27Jul

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Brazil, Profiles

Adriana Midori Takara, Student

An accounting student in her 30s died after contracting the Covid-19 that has infected over 1.95 million lakh people across the world, so far, and killed more than 4.18 million. Adriana Midori Takara, 38, had no underlying health conditions but the Brazilian national's condition deteriorated quickly after contracting the Delta strain. She died in the early hours of Sunday at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney's inner west, about 10 days after contracting the virus. Fernanda Ferreira Batista, who established the GoFundMe to help cover the cost of Takara’s funeral and of returning her body to Brazil, described her friend as more than a mere number. “Adriana is not a number, she was a woman with dreams and wishes,” Batista wrote. At 9.36pm on Monday the fundraiser had garn...

27Jul

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Medics, Profiles

Simon Hercules, Doctor

The body of neurosurgeon Simon Hercules was exhumed from the Velangadu burial ground and reburied in Kilpauk on Sunday after a prolonged legal battle. Dr Hercules died due to COVID-19 in April 2020 and his burial drew a lot of attention after people in the vicinity objected to it irrationally. On the day, following objection from people, Dr Hercules’s body was taken to Vekangadu burial ground after a showdown at Kilpauk cemetery. An angry crowd had manhandled the ambulance crew and the police had to step in to bury the body. Following these incidents, the State government had to issue an ordinance mandating stringent punishment for those who prevented the burial of those who succumbed to COVID-19 and other notified diseases. The High Court had ordered on March 31, 2021, to exhume...