Partex Group Founder Chairman and Former Member of Parliament (MP) MA Hashem has passed away (Inna Lillahi ... Rajyun). He breathed his last at the Evercare (formerly Apollo) Hospital in the capital on Wednesday.

MA Hashem's son Aziz Al Qaiser Titu has confirmed his father's death.

Aziz al-Qaiser said his father was admitted to Evercare Hospital on December 11 after Kovid-19 tested positive. When the situation deteriorated, he was given life support on December 16. He died while undergoing treatment.