Bahraini Hajj organiser dies in Mecca

Bahraini Hajj organiser dies in Mecca yesterday, while supervising a pilgrimage trip.

The deceased was identified as Ahmed Yadkar, who owns Yadkar Hajj and Pilgrimage Services Office and has been working in the same field for the past 40 years.

Many Bahrainis mourned his death on social media networks. Parliament Second Deputy Speaker Abdulhaleem Murad, who is a friend of the deceased, confirmed that Ahmed was buried in Mecca.

Confirming the incident, Consulate General of Bahrain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, stated on its official Twitter page that “a Bahraini pilgrim died in Mecca and the Consulate General is following official procedures in this regard.”