PUBLISHED: 04: 30 on October 23, 2023.
At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital monday night, 76-year-old Aziz Phitakkumpol, the spiritual head of Thailand’s Muslims, passed away.
He passed away the day after his younger sibling was fatally stabbed.
Aziz, Thailand’s 18th Chularajmontri( Muslim religious head ), passed away at 10.32 am, according to the Sheikul Islam Office. He had spent a lot of time in the hospital.
At 10 am now, a grave ritual will be held at Songkhla’s main mosque in the Hat Yai neighborhood. His home responsibility was Songkhla.
On March 6, 1947, Aziz was born in the Singha Nakhon neighborhood of Songkhla’s tambon Hua Kho. He was descended from Songkhla’s government during the Ayutthaya era, Sultan Suleiman. Raziz’s family Ropia and four kids are still alive today.
On May 16, 2010, members of national Muslim commissions chose Aziz to be the 18th Chularajmontri. He served as a legislator and presided over the Islamic Committee of Songkhla as well as the Central Islamic Council of Thailand.
His 71-year-old younger brother Loh Phitakkumpol was repeatedly stabbed on a path in the Sing Nakhon neighborhood of Songkhla on Saturday. After being taken to the hospital, he passed away from his injuries.
Police have detained a citizen think named Rohim Kongkalimeen. Authorities believe Mr. Rohim was under the influence of drugs.
According to a federal official, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has sent his sympathies to the Aziz community and the Muslim community in Thailand for their lost, Chai Watcharong.