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Mohammad Karaan.
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Professor Mohammad Karaan, former Dean of Agricultural Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), has died, AgriSA confirmed in a statement.
“AgriSA has learned with sadness and shock of the sudden passing of Professor Mohammad Karaan due to Covid.
“We would like to express our condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and institutions where he worked. May they find solace in his legacy and humanity. Indeed, he was a very loved and highly respected person,” he said Wednesday.
The federation of agricultural organizations said that Karaan lived his passion for agriculture with conviction and that his contribution in many areas was invaluable.
According to the university, Karaan is a graduate of SU. He obtained a Bachelor’s (Agric) in 1990, a Master’s (Agric) in 1994, and a PhD (Agric) in 2006.
He also served as a commissioner for the National Planning Commission.
More to follow.
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