Category: Obituaries

Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma passes away

December 5, 2020

• Lakshadweep Administrator, Dineshwar Sharma passed away. He was earlier led the Intelligence Bureau and was also the Interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir.
• The 66-year-old retired IPS officer of the Kerala cadre had been designated administrator of the Lakshadweep Union Territory in October 2019.

Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing passes away

December 4, 2020

• The former President of France, Valery Giscard d’Estaing has passed away at the age of 94, from the complexities of coronavirus.
• He had toiled as the third president of the Republic of France from 1974 to 1981.

Former PM of Pakistan Zafarullah Jamali passes away

December 4, 2020

• The 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zafarullah Khan Jamali passed away. He worked as PM from November 2002 to June 2004 for a duration of 1 Year, 7 Months and 3 days.
• He was the first politician from Balochistan to become Prime Minister.

World’s greatest athlete-turned actor Rafer Johnson passes away

December 4, 2020

• American decathlete and film actor, Rafer Johnson, who was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, has passed away.
• After he retired from athletics, Johnson converted to act and appeared in a number of films, including the James Bond film Licence to kill in 1989.

MDH owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati passes away

December 3, 2020

• The owner of MDH Masala, Dharampal Gulati passed away. He was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He was fondly called ‘Mahashayji’.
• A school dropout, Dharampal Gulati joined his father’s spice business in the early days. Back in 2019, the government honored him with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.

Senegal World Cup footballer Papa Bouba Diop passes away

December 1, 2020

• Senegal’s professional footballer, Papa Bouba Diop, who served the country win the FIFA World Cup match in 2002, has passed away.
• He was at the age of 42.

Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn passes away

November 27, 2020

• Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist James Wolfensohn, who worked as the President of the World Bank for 10 years, passed away.
• He had worked as the ninth president of the World Bank Group from 1995 to 2005.

Father of Indian IT industry FC Kohli passes away

November 27, 2020

• Founder of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Faqir Chand Kohli, famously known as the Father of the Indian IT industry, passed away.
• Besides being the founder, he was also the first CEO of TCS.

AIMPLB vice president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq passes away

November 26, 2020

• Vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Kalbe Sadiq passed away.
• He was born in Lucknow and was identified for his lectures, mostly during Muharram.

Football Legend Diego Maradona passes away

November 26, 2020

• One of the greatest footballers of all time, Diego Maradona passed away. He was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, playing a series of majestic individual performances.