{ "site": "Dead-People.com", "feed_type": "deaths_on_date", "date": "2026-02-10", "timezone": "+01:00", "generated_at": "2026-07-08T20:27:08+01:00", "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/10-february-2026", "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/10-february-2026", "items": [ { "name": "Liliana Dumitrache", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/liliana-dumitrache", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-11", "reported_date": "2026-02-11", "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Romanian singer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliana_Dumitrache" }, { "name": "Marie-Rose Tessier French supercentenarian dead at age 115", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marie-rose-tessier", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 115, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "France" ], "description": "Marie-Rose Tessier, a French supercentenarian, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 115. Born Marie-Rose Bousseau on May 21, 1910, in Beaurepaire, Vendée, she lived in France and, at the time of her death, was the oldest living French person and the second oldest living person in the world.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Rose_Tessier" }, { "name": "James Manclark British Olympic luger dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/james-manclark", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Britain" ], "description": "James William McKinnon Manclark, a British luger who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Peebles, Scotland, on December 3, 1939, he took up luge after discovering the sport while on holiday in Switzerland. Manclark competed in the men's singles event at the Grenoble Games and later also competed in bobsleigh and elephant polo. He worked as a farmer and died in Haddington, Scotland.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Manclark" }, { "name": "Yesen Taskynbayev Oil refiner, politician dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yesen-taskynbayev", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "oil refiner", "politician", "politicians" ], "description": "Yesen Taskynbayev, a Kazakh oil refiner and politician, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic from 1971 to 1989. 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In 1980, Crane was communications director for the Libertarian Party presidential ticket of Clark and vice presidential candidate David H. Koch.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Ed_Crane_executive.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Crane_(executive)" }, { "name": "Jose de Venecia Jr. Politician dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jose-de-venecia-jr", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politician", "journalists", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "the Philippines" ], "description": "Jose de Venecia Jr., a Filipino politician and journalist who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe, he led the House from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2008. A member of Lakas–CMD, he was elected to six terms as representative of the 4th district of Pangasinan beginning in 1987. He also ran for president in the 1998 election and finished second among 11 candidates.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_de_Venecia_Jr." }, { "name": "Ed Crane American libertarian activist dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ed-crane-executive-2", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Ed Crane, an American libertarian activist and co-founder of the Cato Institute, died on February 10, 2026. He was 81. Crane, whose full name was Edward Harrison Crane, served as president of the Cato Institute until October 2012. In the 1970s, he was among the most active leaders in the Libertarian Party, serving as national chair from 1974 to 1977. He also worked on John Hospers's presidential bid and managed Ed Clark's 1978 campaign for governor of California. In 1980, Crane served as communications director to the Libertarian Party presidential ticket of Clark and David H. Koch.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Ed_Crane_politician.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Crane_(politician)" }, { "name": "Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan Turkish writer dead at age 91", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mehmed-emin-bozarslan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Sweden", "Turkey" ], "description": "Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan, a Turkish-Swedish Kurdish writer and translator, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Diyarbakır in south-eastern Turkey on 15 September 1934, he moved to Sweden as a political asylum seeker in 1978 and lived in Uppsala until his death. Among his early works was Alfabê, published in Turkey in 1968 as the first ABC-book for Kurdish learning. The books were impounded immediately by a Turkish court, and Bozarslan was later arrested and jailed under separatism charges. He was released, then jailed again during the military regime from spring 1971 to summer 1974.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_Em%C3%AEn_Bozarslan" }, { "name": "Antonio Mereu Clerk dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/antonio-mereu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "clerk", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Antonio Mereu, an Italian politician, died on February 10, 2026, in Carbonia, Italy, at the age of 83. A member of the Union of the Centre, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2013. Born in Sant'Antioco on January 22, 1943, Mereu was also identified in the provided record as a clerk.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Mereu" }, { "name": "Des de Moor English writer and musician dead at age 64", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/des-de-moor", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "England" ], "description": "Des de Moor, English writer, singer, musician and songwriter, died on February 10, 2026. In 1987, he formed The Irresistible Force with Morris Gould, also known as Mixmaster Morris. Among his best-known works was Darkness and Disgrace: Des de Moor and Russell Churney Perform the Songs of David Bowie, a cabaret and chanson-style adaptation of David Bowie songs created with pianist Russell Churney, first performed in 2001 and recorded in 2003. He also produced English translations of songs by Jacques Brel.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_de_Moor" }, { "name": "Abdul Mannan Khan Bangladeshi politician dead at age 73", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abdul-mannan-khan", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Bangladesh" ], "description": "Abdul Mannan Khan, a Bangladeshi politician and former state minister of housing and public works, died on February 10, 2026, in Dhaka at the age of 73. Born on June 30, 1952, he was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. In 2014, he was sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charges of amassing illegal wealth, and a Dhaka court later granted him bail in the case.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Mannan_Khan" }, { "name": "Janken Varden Norwegian theatre director dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/janken-varden", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Norway" ], "description": "Janken Varden, the Norwegian theatre director associated with Oslo Nye Teater, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Oslo on 6 April 1938, he was a graduate of the University of Oslo Law School. He worked as a stage director at Riksteatret, Nationaltheatret and Fjernsynsteatret, among others. In 1966, he married poet Kate Næss, who died in 1987; from 1989, he lived with Danish actress Birgitte Halling-Koch. Varden died in Copenhagen at the age of 87.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janken_Varden" }, { "name": "Takamitsu Muraoka Japanese linguist dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/takamitsu-muraoka", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Takamitsu Muraoka, a Japanese linguist and Semitist, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 88. He was Chair of Hebrew, Israelite Antiquities, and Ugaritic at Leiden University in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2003. Muraoka was noted for his studies of Hebrew and Aramaic linguistics and of ancient Bible translations, particularly the Septuagint. Born in Hiroshima on February 9, 1938, he studied under Masao Sekine at Tokyo University of Education, later completed a doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and taught Semitic languages at Manchester University, Melbourne University, and Leiden.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takamitsu_Muraoka" }, { "name": "Lina Brockdorff Maltese author dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lina-brockdorff", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "writers" ], "description": "Lina Brockdorff, a Maltese author, playwright and radio broadcaster, died on February 10, 2026. She was born in Senglea on May 21, 1930, to Patrick and Mary Mahoney. Her early life was marked by the outbreak of World War II when she was nine, and her family moved several times during the war, living in Vittoriosa, Sliema, Dingli and Rabat. Her education was interrupted by the conflict, but she returned to school after the war on her father’s insistence. Brockdorff later resumed her education in adult life.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Brockdorff" }, { "name": "Eve Uusmees Estonian Olympic swimmer dead at age 89", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/eve-uusmees", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Estonia" ], "description": "Eve Uusmees, the Estonian Olympic swimmer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Tallinn in 1936, she was an Estonian breaststroke swimmer who won silver in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the preliminaries. Maurer, as she was later known, started training in gymnastics before switching to swimming around 1952. She competed for the Estonian team from 1953 to 1964 and for the Soviet Union team from 1956 to 1962.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Uusmees" }, { "name": "Matz Skoog Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director dead at age 68", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/matz-skoog", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "England", "New Zealand", "Sweden" ], "description": "Matz Skoog, the Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Stockholm on April 10, 1957, he trained with the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He was artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 1996 to 2001 and of the English National Ballet from 2001 to 2005. He was married to Amanda, who was RNZB’s managing director from 2007 to 2015, and they had two sons.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matz_Skoog" }, { "name": "Shelly Desai Actor dead at age 90", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shelly-desai", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "America", "India" ], "description": "Shelly Desai, an Indian-born American actor best known for his work in \"It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\" and \"Men of a Certain Age,\" died on February 10, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 90. Born Shailesh H. Desai in Bombay on December 3, 1935, he worked on stage and screen for more than 50 years. His credits included Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as \"At the Hawks Well,\" \"Jungle of Cities,\" \"Gurney Campbell's Gandhi\" and \"A Talent For Murder,\" as well as television appearances on \"St. Elsewhere,\" \"The A-Team,\" \"Star Trek: The Next Generation,\" \"ER\" and \"Curb Your Enthusiasm.\" He also appeared in films including \"Thelma & Louise,\" \"Escape from L.A.,\" \"Here Comes the Boom\" and \"Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.\"", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Desai" }, { "name": "Nambatingue Toko Chadian footballer dead at age 73", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nambatingue-toko", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "description": "Nambatingue Toko, a Chadian footballer, died on February 10, 2026. Nambatingue Tokomon Dieudonné, known as Nambatingue Toko, was a professional striker who spent his entire career in France. Born in Fort-Lamy, French-ruled Chad, now N'Djamena, he is best remembered for his time at Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the French Cup in 1982 and 1983. He was the first Chadian to turn professional in France and PSG's first scorer in European competitions. In 1990, he joined PSG's technical staff and later worked as a French state graduated professional coach, assisting several managers and scouting opponents and talent for more than 11 years.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambatingue_Toko" }, { "name": "Vasco Ascolini Photographer dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/vasco-ascolini", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "photographer", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Italy" ], "description": "Vasco Ascolini, an Italian photographer, died on February 10, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, at the age of 88. Born in Reggio Emilia on May 10, 1937, he worked as a photographer and, from 1973 to 1990, collaborated with the Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia. His series of photographs are held at the Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia di Torino, the Musée Carnavalet, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. He also exhibited at the Rencontres d'Arles, the Nicéphore Niépce Museum, and the Louvre.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_Ascolini" }, { "name": "Iosif Szakács Romanian footballer dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/iosif-szakacs", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Romania" ], "description": "Iosif Szakács, the Romanian footballer and manager known as Iosif Szakács I, died on February 10, 2026. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei and later played for Flamura Roșie Arad, with whom he won the Romanian title in 1954. He then moved to Dinamo Brașov and Dinamo București, where he scored seven goals in 23 matches. Szakács scored three times in Dinamo București’s 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final, helping the club win the trophy for the first time. He later played for Crișana Oradea, Flamura Roșie Oradea and Olimpia Oradea.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Szak%C3%A1cs" }, { "name": "Anne Gambrill New Zealand lawyer and judge dead at age 91", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/anne-gambrill", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers" ], "nationality": [ "New Zealand" ], "description": "Anne Gambrill, a New Zealand lawyer and judge, died on February 10, 2026, aged 91. Born Anne Gertrude Shorland in Wellington in 1934, she was the first woman to sit on the High Court bench in New Zealand and the seventh woman admitted to the judiciary. She was also the first female law clerk at Russell McVeagh and the first woman appointed to the Legal Aid Appeal Authority. She married lawyer Christopher Gambrill in Auckland in 1960, and they had three children.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Gambrill" }, { "name": "Mark Smith American football player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mark-smith-american-football", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 51, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "Mark Smith, an American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League and for the Arizona Cardinals, died on February 10, 2026, at age 51. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he played college football for the Auburn Tigers after beginning his college career at Navarro College and then transferring to Hinds Community College, where he earned NJCAA All-America honors and helped lead Hinds to the 1994 Mississippi state championship. Smith was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL draft, earned All-Rookie honors that season, and spent four years with the team. In his second season with Arizona, he finished second on the club with nine sacks as the Cardinals reached the second round of the playoffs.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Mark_Smith_American_football.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smith_(American_football)" }, { "name": "Shutaro Iida Castlevania series, Bloodstained series dead at age 52", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shutaro-iida", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 52, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "castlevania series", "bloodstained series" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Shutaro Iida, a Japanese video game programmer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 52. He was born on March 11, 1973, and worked at Konami from 1996 to 2015, mainly as a programmer in various areas. Iida was known for his work on the Castlevania series, including Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, and on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Later in his career, he worked with 505 Games, Armature Studio, Inti Creates and ArtPlay.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutaro_Iida" }, { "name": "King T. Leatherbury Trainer dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/king-t-leatherbury", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "trainer" ], "nationality": [ "America" ], "description": "King T. Leatherbury, an American racehorse trainer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born King Taylor Leatherbury on March 26, 1933, in Shady Side, Maryland, he was a Thoroughbred trainer who ranked fifth all-time in wins among U.S. trainers. Leatherbury graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in business administration before choosing a career in Thoroughbred racing. He won his first race in 1959 at Florida's Sunshine Park and made his reputation at racetracks in Maryland. Churchill Downs called him a Maryland racing legend, and he was among the group known as Maryland racing's", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_T._Leatherbury" }, { "name": "Femke Boersma Dutch actress", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/femke-boersma", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "the Netherlands" ], "description": "Femke Boersma, the Dutch actress known for her role in Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Amsterdam on 11 December 1935, she began her career in the late 1950s and in 1959 had a leading role in the Holland Festival production Troilus and Cressida. From 1958 to 1968, she was associated with the Nederlandse Comedie, where she played Honey in Wie is er bang voor Virginia Woolf, and she later worked with Zuidelijk Toneel Globe from 1968 to 1980. In 1980, she helped found Theater 80, which became Theater Persona in 1984.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femke_Boersma" }, { "name": "András Riedlmayer Hungarian-born American art historian dead at age 79", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/andras-riedlmayer", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-02-10", "reported_date": "2026-02-10", "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Hungary" ], "description": "András Riedlmayer, a Hungarian-born American art historian and librarian, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Budapest in 1947, he studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton University, where he lectured in Ottoman history and Near Eastern Studies. He served as president of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association and as a member of the board of the Islamic Manuscript Association. 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