Moean Mohammed is dead

Popular radio and television announcer Moean Mohammed is dead. He died around 5 pm yesterday at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. He was ill for some time. Moean, said to be in his late 60s, was the brother of Kamaluddin Mohammed, a founding member of the People’s National Movement (PNM), who in later years was an ambassador in the UNC government. Moean was also the brother of the late Sham Mohammed, who was also a popular television announcer, widely known for his work with the Indian television show Mastana Bahar. He was also the uncle of Nafeeza Mohammed as well as Alimudeen Mohammed, also a popular radio and television announcer. Moean was the father of two children — Sadro and Aruna, both television and radio personalities. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.