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Iraq

Ghida Kambash, politician
10Jul By Web TeamNo Comments
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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.
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Ahmed Radhi, footballer
22Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
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Ahmed Radhi, footballer

Ahmed Radhi Amaiesh Al-Salehi ‑ an Iraqi footballer who played as a forward – succumbed to Covid-19 on 21 June 2020. Known for his speed, attacking ability, headers and also his good looks, Radhi was and is regarded as one of Iraq's best players of all-time. Radhi scored the only Iraqi goal in the FIFA World Cup during its 1986 edition, a low shot to the corner of the net against Belgium in the 2–1 defeat. He was voted the 1988 Asian Footballer of the Year. As a forward on Iraq's national team from 1983 to 1997, he scored sixty-two goals. Radhi grew up in a poor working-class, Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. With Iraq he won 2 Arab Cups, 1 Pan-Arab Games & a Gulf Cup, while he also represented Iraq in the Olympics in 1988. In 1988, was voted Asian player of the year and 9th best As...
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Tawfiq al-Yasiri, politician
15Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
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Tawfiq al-Yasiri, politician

Tawfiq al-Yasiri ‑ an Iraqi military officer and politician ‑ died on 14 June 2020 in Al Diwaniyah, making him the first politician in Iraq to die from the COVID-19 pandemic.. He was a brigadier general in the events of 1991 in Iraq, and led opponents of Saddam Hussein's regime in the city of Al Diwaniyah, then fled to Saudi Arabia, where he stayed for several years in the Rafha camp. From there he went to London, where he was active among the opposition within the leadership of the Iraqi National Accord Movement led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. He later separated from it and returned to Baghdad after the occupation of Iraq in 2003 and formed a political organization called the "Iraqi National Democratic Coalition". He worked as a consultant in the first Min...
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Ali Hadi Mohsin, footballer
13Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
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Ali Hadi Mohsin, footballer

Ali Hadi Mohsin ‑ an Iraqi professional football player and manager – died of Covid-19 on 12 June 2020. He played as a defender for Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba, winning several titles with the clubs. He also played in Lebanon, for Al-Safa and Al-Ahed. Hadi also coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the 2016 AFC Cup, and led the Iraq national under-17 team to the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.
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