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21Jun

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Bangladesh, Noteworthy, Profiles

Kamal Lohani, journalist

Kamal Lohani ‑ a Bangladeshi journalist – succumbed to Covid-19 on 20 June 2020. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as the Director General of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011. Lohani got his first job as journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955. He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization - Kranti in 1967. In 1960, Lohani married Syeda Dipti Rani (died 2007). She was his fellow political party member. Together they had two daughters and a son.

21Jun

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Noteworthy, Pakistan, Profiles

Mufti Muhammad Naeem, cleric

Mufti Muhammad Naeem ‑ a Pakistani cleric and Islamic scholar who served as Chancellor of Jamia Binoria – passed away on 20 June 2020 due to Covid-19 complications. His paternal family came from Surat in Indian Gujarat. His grandfather was born a Parsi who adopted Islam. Naeem was born in 1958. He co-founded the Deobandi seminary Jamia Binoria. He was executive member of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan. He died in Karachi on 20 June 2020 because of a heart attack. However Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah revealed in a speech at Sindh Assembly that Mufti Naeem, Talib Jauhri and Munawar Hasan, all the three clerics died past week were due to Covid-19. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Earlier in 2014, his son-in-law, Masood Beg, was kil...

19Jun

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High Profilers, Profiles, Russia

Mikhail Ignatyev, politician

Mikhail Vasilyevich Ignatyev ‑ a Chuvash politician who served as the Head of the Chuvash Republic, a position that was known as the President of the Chuvash Republic until 2011 – died of Covid-19 on 18 June 2020. On 29 January 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Ignatyev and replaced him with Oleg Nikolayev as acting head. This followed a series of scandals in which Ignatyev reportedly humiliated an emergency service worker by dangling keys to a fire truck above them, forcing them to jump to retrieve them, and calling for journalists in the republic to be "wiped out".

19Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

KP Sunil, driver

KP Sunil, who worked as a driver in the Excise Department, died of Covid infection on June 18, 2020 morning at Kannur government Medical College in Kerala. The 28-year-old was admitted with pneumonia and was put on ventilator support for the last three days. He later passed away after he tested positive for coronavirus. So far, 21 people have died of coronavirus in Kerala. According to health officials in Kannur, the deceased had worked as a driver in the Excise Office in Mattannur circle till June 12 and was admitted to a private hospital the same day and later shifted to the medical College on June 14. According to excise officials, the man was accompanying an accused who was taken into custody on June 3 and produced him for medical examination at the district hospital and visited a...

18Jun

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Nigeria, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Daniel Foster, radio personality

Daniel Foster aka "the Big Dawg" and "Top Dawg" was an American radio personality based in Nigeria. He died due to complications from Covid-19 on June 17, 2020 Formerly an Idol series judge he also held a similar position with the Got Talent franchise. Foster was brought up with his three siblings in Washington, D.C. by their father - their mother had died when he was ten - but was partly raised in Baltimore by his grandmother. As a teenager, Foster was rebellious, but after a stint with the Marines he attended Morgan State University where he studied Broadcasting and Drama. Foster worked with numerous radio stations including Cathy Hughes Radio One, Mix 106.5 both in America, and Virgin Island-based WTBN before moving to Nigeria in 2000...

18Jun

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Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Mike Winkler, bus driver

Mike Winkler – a bus driver with the public transportation agency King County Metro Transit in Washington state ‑ died from complications related to COVID-19 on June 17. Winkler, 71, passed away after several weeks fighting the virus. His domestic partner Karla Mestl said he contracted COVID-19 in March. Winkler drove buses for 32 years and worked most of his career out of the North Base in Shoreline. Patch

17Jun

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Haribhau Jawale, politician

Haribhau Madhav Jawale ‑ a politician from northern Indian state of Maharashtra– died of COVID-19 at Bombay Hospital in Mumbai on 16 June 2020. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader hailed from Jalgaon district in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra state. Jawale was a member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1999-2004. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in April, 2007 in a by-election from Jalgaon constituency in Maharashtra. He was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Raver constituency in Maharashtra. In March 2014, Jawale was re-nominated for 16th Lok Sabha from Raver constituency, but a week after BJP changed its nomination to Raksha Khadse. In October 2014, he contested the 2014 Maharashtra State Assembly election from Raver Vidhan Sabha constituency and defe...

17Jun

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Brazil, High Profilers, Profiles

Paulinho Paiakan, politician

Paulinho Paiakan ‑ a leader of the Kayapo people, an indigenous tribe of Brazil ‑ died on June 16, 2020, at the Hospital Público Regional do Araguaia in Redenção, Pará, having been hospitalized with COVID-19. He led the Kayapo in their protests against destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Paiakan was hired by the Brazilian government in 1971 to facilitate the construction of the Trans-Amazonian highway system through Kayapo lands. Once Paiakan saw the nature of the project first hand, he quit his job and began to mobilize his people against the project. He took a splinter group of his home village and settled a new village named Aukre, where he set out to videotape the destruction of the rainforest and the Kayapo traditions. Paiakan became known ...

16Jun

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High Profilers, Nigeria, Profiles

Sikiru Osinowo, politician

Sikiru Osinowo aka pepperito ‑ the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in Nigeria ‑ passed away on June 15, 2020, after contracting coronavirus-related illnesses. The deceased had been placed under isolation to prevent a possible spread after contracting the virus. Osinowo’s death was confirmed by one of his family member, Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Dele Osinowo. Commiserating with the Osinowo family over the loss, All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos Chapter, described the deceased as a leading light during struggle for the revalidation of June 12. According to the party, Osinowo was a strong pillar and a stabilizing force at the Lagos State House of Assembly where he served the state before been elected to repre...

16Jun

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Brazil, High Profilers, Profiles

Renato de Jesus, politician

José Renato de Jesus aka Renato de Jesus ‑ a Brazilian Politician from the state of Rio de Janeiro – died from Covid-19 on June 15, 2020. De Jesus started his political career in 1992 when he was elected City councilor of Belford Roxo. He remained in City council from 1993 to 1995. In 1994, he decided to run and was later elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro. He kept his post as a State Deputy for two consecutive tenures between 1995 and 2002 after being re-elected once in 1998. In 2002, he unsuccessfully attempted re-election. Although he failed to secure enough votes in order to be directly elected, he was appointed suplente, a substitute Deputy that only takes office if a permanent or temporary vacancy within this coalition occurs. ...