02 AUGUST 2024 Deaths in 2024


Ramadan Al-Bakshishi, 86, Libyan painter.

Joe Brincat [mt], 81, Maltese politician, minister of justice and governance (1979–1981) and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1971–1992).

Sergio Codognato, 80, Italian football player (Ravenna, Cosenza) and manager (Cosenza).

Massimo Cotto [it], 62, Italian radio host (Virgin Radio), journalist, and writer, complications from a heart attack.

Nicu Covaci, 77, Romanian rock musician (Transsylvania Phoenix).

Pradeep Mahapatra, 69, Indian journalist and academic (Berhampur University), pneumonia and cardiac complications.

Kamel Najmi, 60, Syrian sports journalist (Tishreen), heart attack.

Walter Orthmann, 102, Brazilian textile worker.

Galboda Gnanissara Thera, 80, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, chief of Gangaramaya Temple (since 1959).

Ajay Sastry, 50, Indian film director (Nenu Meeku Telusa).

Hassan Sami Youssef [ar], 79, Palestinian novelist and screenwriter.

Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain, 63, Malaysian politician, Johor State MLA (since 2018), internal bleeding.