Shahbaz died in a car accident yesterday. He is a wonderful person whose legacy lives on in the spirit of his family and all the friends that he touched with his intelligent, balanced, honest approach to life. I miss him.
It is difficult to face death from life. Grief is a part of that process. Take some solace from the knowledge that we are all a small part of a big universe which changes fast, always.
Here’s what the Daily News said.
Shahbaz Mavaddat, the Southern Europe and Central Asia director of the International Finance Corporation, or IFC, was killed Monday in a traffic accident near the Aegean province of ?zmir.
Sybil Lazar, IFC’s portfolio manager for Southern Europe and Central Asia, and driver ?smail Yalç?n were injured in the crash.
The fatal accident occurred Monday at roughly 2:30 p.m. on the ?zmir-Ayd?n Highway as the vehicle carrying the two IFC executives hit a truck from behind. Mavaddat died at the scene, Do?an news agency reported, while Lazar was airlifted to ?zmir Atatürk State Hospital.
On Tuesday, officials from the IFC and the Canadian Consulate in ?zmir visited the coroner and were informed of Mavaddat’s death, Anatolia news agency said. His family has also been informed and the body will be sent to Canada, the agency reported.
In a statement, Lars Thunnel, IFC Executive Vice President and CEO, said Mavaddat was “a model of dedication to the IFC’s mission of integrity, in the conduct of IFC operations and of fairness to all staff.”
“To those who worked for him, he was a leader who inspired them to the highest standards – combining great business instincts and intellectual depth with human kindness,” Thunnel said. “And he did all of this in the most low-key, unassuming way. He will be sorely missed. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Esther, and to his daughters, Carla and Ariana, whom he loved dearly.”
Mavaddat joined the IFC in 1994 and had over 20 years of international experience in project management, consulting and finance. He joined his current department in 2004 and was responsible for overseeing IFC’s work in Southern Europe and Central Asia.
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