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Well known singer Akbar Nikzad dies from Coronavirus
Akbar Nikzad, a well-known Afghan singer, passed away on Sunday in Germany, his relatives confirmed.
According to his family members, Nikzad, 55, had been undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in a German hospital when he died.
On hearing the news, the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture said Nikzad’s death is a “huge loss” for the music and art sector in the country.
Nikzad was born in 1965 in Kabul and was a Ghazal singer, who was famous for his Khisraw Khoban, Mast-e-Naaz, Ba Khesh wa Be Khesh, and Muqam Sabr music albums.
On Sunday night the Presidential Palace (ARG) said President Ashraf Ghani expressed his condolences to Nikzad’s family and to his fans, stating “his death is a great loss.”
This comes after another well loved Afghan singer Paikar Sultan, also known as Afsana Nawabi, died last month- also in Germany.
She had been battling cancer.
Afsana was born in 1950 (1329 in the Persian calendar year).
She was famous for “Man Mast-e-Bahar Husnat” and “Agar Zan namebod Adam namebod.”