NBS TV's Doctor Anas Abdu Noor Kaliisa, a renowned Muslim scholar, political commentator and a brother to Next Media boss Kin Kaliisa has been confirmed dead.
According to reports we received, the details about his sudden death are still scanty but the Next media boss Kin has come out and confirmed through his Twitter account.
"It is with great p ain that I share with you that my elder brother, and Chairman of @CharitySalam, Dr. A. A. Kaliisa, has died this evening. Dr. Kaliisa has been more than just my brother - he raised me and has been a father figure to me. May God rest his soul in eternal peace."- he tweeted.
Dr. Kaliisa was the elder brother to Next Media Services Chief Executive Officer Kin Kariisa.
He was the former Director of the Institute of Research and Training was a political analyst on Middle East affairs, and one of the 21 founders and the Managing Director House of Zakat and also one of the leaders of Salaam Charity Foundation.
He was also the Secretary of the Eminent Council of Sheikhs of Uganda and Chairman Muslim Jurists Uganda. Dr. Kaliisa was also an expert in Islamic law, history and customs and sits on the apex body of world Muslim scholars.
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It is with great pain that I share with you that my elder brother, and Chairman of @CharitySalam, Dr. A. A. Kaliisa, has died this evening.
— Kin Kariisa🇺🇬 (@KKariisa) November 4, 2020
Dr. Kaliisa has been more than just my brother - he raised me and has been a father figure to me. May God rest his soul in eternal peace. pic.twitter.com/6XdqahiXvI
