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'''Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays''' (died |
'''Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays''' (died May 10, 2020) was a veteran Somali diplomat. He was serving concurrently as [[Somalia]]'s ambassador to [[Egypt]] and the [[Arab League]] at the time of his death in May 2020 from COVID-19.<ref name=go>{{cite news |title=Somalia's envoy to Egypt dies from coronavirus in Kuwait |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalias-envoy-to-egypt-succumbs-to-coronavirus-in-kuwait |work=[[Garowe Online]] |date=2020-05-10 |access-date=2020-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522194523/https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalias-envoy-to-egypt-succumbs-to-coronavirus-in-kuwait |archive-date=2020-05-22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=afnews>{{cite news |first=Abdur |last=Rahman Alfa Shaban|title=Prominent coronavirus deaths: May 10: Somali envoy to Egypt, Arab League dies |url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/05/14/africa-s-prominent-coronavirus-deaths/ |work=[[Africa News]] |date=2020-05-14 |access-date=2020-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605080440/https://www.africanews.com/2020/05/14/africa-s-prominent-coronavirus-deaths/ |archive-date=2020-06-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Wa'ays died from COVID-19 at a hospital in [[Kuwait]] on May 10, 2020. He had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death after testing positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait]], though it was unknown why he originally traveled to Kuwait for treatment.<ref name=go/> He had had [[diabetes]] as well.<ref name=go/> |
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Wa'ays was the latest of a series of high-profile Somali deaths during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], including musician [[Hudeidi]], former [[Prime Minister of Somalia|Prime Minister]] [[Nur Hassan Hussein]] and the Justice Minister of [[Hirshabelle State]] [[Khalif Mumin Tohow]].<ref name=go/><ref name=afnews/><ref name=aje>{{cite news |title=Somali state minister dies from coronavirus |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/somali-state-minister-dies-coronavirus-200412144610362.html |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=2020-04-12 |access-date=2020-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420032423/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/somali-state-minister-dies-coronavirus-200412144610362.html |archive-date=2020-04-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 26 August 2022
Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays (died May 10, 2020) was a veteran Somali diplomat. He was serving concurrently as Somalia's ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League at the time of his death in May 2020 from COVID-19.[1][2]
Wa'ays died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Kuwait on May 10, 2020. He had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death after testing positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, though it was unknown why he originally traveled to Kuwait for treatment.[1] He had had diabetes as well.[1]
Wa'ays was the latest of a series of high-profile Somali deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, including musician Hudeidi, former Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein and the Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State Khalif Mumin Tohow.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Somalia's envoy to Egypt dies from coronavirus in Kuwait". Garowe Online. 2020-05-10. Archived from the original on 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ a b Rahman Alfa Shaban, Abdur (2020-05-14). "Prominent coronavirus deaths: May 10: Somali envoy to Egypt, Arab League dies". Africa News. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Somali state minister dies from coronavirus". Al Jazeera English. 2020-04-12. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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