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Ali Hadi Mohsin, footballer
13Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
Iraq, Noteworthy, Profiles

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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Hadi Khosroshahi, cleric & diplomat
28Feb By Web TeamNo Comments
Iran, Noteworthy, Profiles

Hadi Khosroshahi, cleric & diplomat

Seyyed Hadi Khosroshahi –an Iranian cleric and diplomat who served as the first Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican – died  from Covid-19 on 27 February 2020. When he was 15 years old, Khosroshahi joined the leader of militant Fada'iyan-e Islam (Devotees of Islam), Sayyid Mojtaba Mir-Lohi, nicknamed Navvab Safavi. He was close to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. Based on his interviews, in at least two cases, he sought Khomeini's approval for the assassination of the Islamic Republic's first President, Abolhassan Bani Sadr and Iran's last Queen Farah Pahlavi, both living in exile in Paris. Khomeini rejected the idea, Khosroshahi maintained. Khosroshahi was a prominent figure in the Qom Seminary and was a representative of Ayatollah Khomeini in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance afte...
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