Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays
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]
Ambassador 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, though it was unknown why he originally traveled to Kuwait for treatment.[1] He had suffered from 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
- ^ 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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