The official funeral ceremonies of Al-Nawab begins at the headquarters of the Writers Union

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21-05-2022, 10:54

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Baghdad-INA

The official funeral ceremony of the poet Muthaffar Al-Nawab took place at the headquarters of the Writers' Union and in the presence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said that, "The official funeral ceremony of the late poet Muthaffar Al-Nawab began at the headquarters of the Writers' Union in central Baghdad," noting that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi presented the croweds of mourners and in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Hassan Nadhem."

The body of the great iconic poet Muthaffar Al-Nawab arrived home from Sharjah in UAE. The poet Muzaffar al-Nawab died on Friday in a Sharjah hospital at the age of 88 after prolonged illness.
Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi directed to transfer the body of the late Iraqi poet Muthaffar Al-Nawab by presidential plane, to be buried in the homeland,” according to a statement issued by his office.