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Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter

5May

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter; Pix credit Gulf Business Former media person Richard Coram, who was popular through his radio shows and news anchoring in Dubai-based media, died of Covid-19 in the UK. Barely in his late 50s, the long-term Gulf resident and former radio show host on Dubai FM92, was also a celebrated news reader on the city's popular Channel 33. Coram and his wife Padma had also launched an event management firm, Talent Brokers. It's said, the company brought large-scale concerts and shows to the UAE, including Lionel Richie, Elton John and Rod Stewart. As a broadcaster he is remembered as someone who just had that natural ability and was warm and likeable. Both Coram, along with his wife Padma, were socially well-known, pioneering the live enter...

4May

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr Amged El-Hawrani, ENT specialist

Dr Amged El-Hawrani, 55, an ear, nose and throat specialist, worked at Queen’s Hospital, Burton, and was the third medic to die of coronavirus in the UK. His family paid tribute to a “loving and much-loved husband, son, father, brother and friend”. Mr El- Hawrani had not seen any patients for a number of weeks and had been receiving treatment in intensive care. His son, Ashraf, said: “Most of my dad’s time was dedicated towards his family, and the rest of that time was dedicated towards his profession. “He taught me the significance of respect and equality. He also stressed the importance of not worrying about the things I cannot control, which he displayed to me right up until the end of his life. “He did not seek the praise and approval of others, he was satisfied by ...

4May

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Nigeria, Profiles, Turkey

Mohamed Ben Omar, politician & teacher

Mohamed Ben Omar a Nigerien politician and teacher died on 3 May 2020 at National Hospital in Niamey at the age of 55. Omar served as a government minister in several cabinets, most recently as Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection from April 2017 until his death on 2 May 2020. Omar also founded the Nigerien Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 2015. Mohamed Ben Omar was born on 1 January 1965 in Tesker, Niger, located in the country's Zinder Region. From 2000 to 2004, Omar was a professor of geography at the Lycée Franco-arabe LFA de Niamey. From 2004 to 2007, he was a minister who was responsible for relations among higher-learning institutions. He served as Niger's Minister of Communication from 2007 to 2009, and was simultaneously a spokesperson for the govern...

3Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Prof Mohamed Sami Shousha

Prof Mohamed Sami Shousha, 79, a father-of-two, died on April 2 in London after contracting the virus around two weeks earlier. “He was very keen on going to work on his final days despite the health hazards,” his nephew Abdelrahman Shousha told Middle Eastern Eye. “However, most likely, his work did not involve direct contact with Covid-19 patients.” Prof Shousha had been working at Charing Cross Hospital since 1978, where he managed the breast histopathology service, which concerns changes in tissues caused by disease. He was also an honorary professor of histopathology at Imperial College and worked at UK cancer research laboratories at London’s Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospitals. The Telegraph

25Mar

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Mohamed Farah, footballer

Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah –a Somali footballer – died on 24 March 2020 after contracting Covid-19 virus. Born in Beledweyne, Farah began his career in 1976 at schoolboy level, later playing at the regional level before playing club football for Batroolka. He also represented the Somali national team. Farah later worked as an advisor to the Minister of Youth and Sports. He died in a hospital in London from coronavirus.