![]() ![]() Umer Sharif was one of Pakistan’s most celebrated comedian, actor and television personality with his iconic plays such as "Bakra Qiston Pe" and "Budha Ghar Par Hain". ![]() Omer Sharif passed away in Germany on October 2, 2021. From that I felt he didn’t want anyone to think he was unwell. But Omer insisted that he would come to me. I felt he couldn’t move much because of his illness. Later, the Pakistani government had announced that all the required treatment facilities will be provided to the comedian by the federal government. The last time Bushra spoke to Omer was when her sister Sumbul Shahid had passed away. In September, Sharif in a video message had sought help from the Imran Khan government for his health treatment. Omar Sharif a ( Arabic: Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: om eif born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub 1 miel dmiti lhub, 10 April 1932 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. According to his close friend, he had gone through two heart bypasses. Sharif's third wife, Zareen, had accompanied him on the air ambulance and will return with the body.īack in August, Sharif had suffered a heart attack. "His body will be flown from Germany to Karachi tonight and his funeral prayers will be held in a mosque in Clifton followed by his burial at the Mazar," he added. 11 He bridled at travel restrictions imposed by the government of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, leading to self-exile in Europe. Sharif spoke five languages: 9 10 Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish. Zareen appealed to the prime minister to intervene and stop the ambulance from taking off without Omer Sharif. The ambulance informed Omer’s family that they would leave Pakistan with or without Omer in 12 hours when the rent ran out. His son, Jawad Sharif, said as per his father’s last wishes his burial would be in the graveyard at the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine in Clifton Karachi. He made his final film appearance in 2015, the year of his death. The Civil Aviation Authority allowed the aircraft to land in Pakistan on Sunday. The comedian, who visited India on a number of occasions for award shows and other assignments, was being taken in an air ambulance from Karachi for his complicated life saving procedure in Washington DC when his condition deteriorated and he had to be admitted to a hospital in Germany. ![]()
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