Muslims’ spiritual leader in Thailand dies day after brother murdered

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22 October 2023 at 13:55 PUBLISHED

Muslims' spiritual leader in Thailand dies day after brother murdered
Aziz Phitakkumpol, Thailand’s 18th Chularajmontri. ( Bangkok Post image )

One morning after his younger brother was fatally stabbed, Aziz Phitakkumpol, the spiritual head of Thailand’s Muslims, passed away on Sunday night at the age of 76 in a Bangkok doctor.

Aziz, the 18th Chularajmontri( Muslims’ spiritual leader ) of Thailand & nbsp, passed away at 10.32 am on Sunday in King Cholalongkorn Memorial Hospital, where he had previously been admitted, according to the Sheikul Islam Office.

His death rite was set for Monday at 10 a.m. at the main mosque in Songkhla, his home responsibility,’ s Hat Yai area.

Aziz was conceived on March 6, 1947. He served as a senator, the head of the Thai Central Islamic Council, and the chair of Songkhla’s Islamic Committee.

A 42-year-old male repeatedly stabbed his younger brother Loh Phitakkumpol, 71, on the side of the road in the Sing Nakhon area of Songkhla with a 50-centimeter-long knife on Saturday.

Officers detained the think, Rohim Kongkalimeen, a local who appeared to be under the influence of drugs. Loh passed away from his injuries at Songkhla Hospital.