Alhaji Bashir Barau Mangal, Vice chairman and Chief Executive Officer of of Max Air is dead.
He died in the early hours of Friday, in Abuja after a brief illness.
A statement made available by the media consultant to the airline said Mangal died in the early hours of Friday, December 23, 2022.
The statement read in part, “Inna lillahi wa inna Ilaihi rajiun, this is to announce the death of our beloved brother Alhaji Bashir Barau Mangal Vice Chairman/ CEO Max Air in the early hours of today Friday 23rd December 2022.May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus.”
The funeral prayer for the deceased was held in Katsina and he bas been buried according to islami. rite
Peoples Democratic party presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while reacting to Mangal’s death said “I am saddened to hear of the death of Bashir Barau Mangal, the Vice Chairman and CEO of Max Air.
“I knew Bashir as a man with a high entrepreneurial spirit, having come from a renowned Mangal family of Katsina, who are well known for their diligence in business and patriotism in nation-building. He distinguished himself in the aviation industry by maintaining standards that ensured comfort to the flying public and, by extension, was known to have brought smiles to those around him.”
“On behalf of my family and my team, I offer my condolences to the Mangal family and pray for Almighty Allah to grant his soul eternal rest.”
