Suzanne Tamim

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name = Suzanne Tamim
_ar. سوزان تميم


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birth_name = Suzanne Abdel Satar Tamim
birth_date = birth date|1977|9|23
birth_place = Beirut, Lebanon
death_date = death date and age|2008|7|28|1977|9|23
death_place = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
death_cause = Murder
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nationality = Lebanese
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occupation = Singer
Genre = Arabic pop music, Arabic music, pop
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website = http://suzantamim.jeeran.com/
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Suzanne Tamim ( _ar. سوزان تميم, September 23, 1977 – July 28, 2008) was a Lebanese singer and actress who rose to fame in the Arab world after having won the top prize in the popular Studio el fan television show in 1996. She was found murdered in an apartment in Dubai Marina in 2008. [Cite news |title=Troubled Lebanese singer murdered in Dubai|url= http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/07/30/53954.html|work=Alarabiya |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2008-07-30] On September 2, 2008, Egyptian businessman and lawmaker Hisham Talaat Moustafa was arrested in Cairo and accused of paying a hitman to have Tamim killed. [Cite news |title=Egyptian lawmaker arrested in death of pop singer |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/02/africa/ME-Egypt-Slain-Singer.php|work=Associated Press |date=2008-09-02 |accessdate=2008-09-02]

Biography

Tamim won fame after appearing on a TV talent show in Lebanon in 1996, but her career was marred by stories about a troubled private life. Soon afterward, news about her divorce from her first husband, Ali Muzannar, flooded the media.

Tamim later married Lebanese impresario and producer Adel Matouk, who became her manager. Once they divorced, Tamim was thought to have fled from her home in Beirut to Egypt after Matouk filed a series of lawsuits against her, including embezzlement, fraud, and slander and libel.

Reports say she disappeared from public view in Cairo in 2007 and was thought to be living in Dubai's exclusive Jumeirah district.

Musical career

After winning a Gold Medal on Studio el fan, she was hailed not only for her beauty but also for a voice that was equally suited to pop tunes and classical Arabic melodies. Tamim's last album was produced in 2002 by production giant Rotana and called Saken Alby. This album went on to establish sales records. Her last song, "Beirut," recorded in 2006, was dedicated to the memory of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Death

Suzanne Tamim was found murdered in her apartment in Dubai, on 28 July 2008. [Cite news |first=Amira |last=Agarib |title=Lebanese singer found dead |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/July/theuae_July875.xmll&section=theuae |work=Khaleej Times |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2008-07-30] [Cite news |title=Lebanese singer 'killed in Dubai'|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7533064.stm|work=BBC |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2008-07-30] Although it was reported that she had been beheaded, the lawyer of her former husband let it be known that her death certificate indicates that her throat was slit. [cite web |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/08/08/10235446.html |title=Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim was not decapitated, lawyer says |author=Maysam Ali |date=08-07-2007 accessed 08-20-2008] At the time of her tragic death, she was reportedly married to Iraqi-born British kickboxing champion Riyadh Al-Azzawi for about 18 months. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4692904.ece Riyadh Al-Azzawi exclusive interview with "Sunday Times" about the Suzanne Tamim affair] ]

Mohsen Al Sukkary, a 39-year-old former policeman from Egypt, was arrested as the alleged murderer in early August in Cairo. [Cite news |title=Arrest over Lebanese singer death|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7552577.stm|work=BBC |date=2008-08-10 |accessdate=2008-08-10] The suspect, whose name was being withheld, was reported to have died in police custody in early August 2008;cite web |url= http://www.gulf-news.com/Nation/Police_and_The_Courts/10236417.html |title=Suzan murder suspect 'has died in police custody' |author=Maysam Ali|date=08-11-2008 accessed 08-20-2008] however, the police subsequently reported him to be alive. [cite news | url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/suzan/main_story/10236734.html | title=Cairo police say murder suspect is alive | author=Maysam Ali|date=08-12-2008 accessed 08-20-2008] The alleged killer—who had apparently confessed to the murder and is linked to Hisham Talaat Moustafa, a prominent and influential businessman in Egypt and member of the Shura Council—has denied any connection to her death.Although Egyptian newspapers initially reported freely about the death, once the case was linked to the businessman, the Chief Prosecutor forbade reporting about the case;cite web| url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/world_news&id=6322643|title=Egypt bans news of beheaded pop star|author=AP |date=08-12-2008] an edition of a newspaper that defied the order was confiscated. [cite web |url= http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,572838,00.html |title=Der Tod einer Prinzessin |author= Ulrike Putz |publisher=Der Spiegel (German) |date=08-20-2008 accessed 08-20-2008]

On 02 September 2008, Hisham Talaat Moustafa, the son of the Egyptian tycoon Talaat Mostafa, was arrested by Egyptian justice officers and charged with the murder. [cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7593906.stm |title=Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa has been arrested and charged over the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim |publisher=BBC World News |date=09-02-2008 accessed 09-02-2008] The indictment charges former police officer Muhsen el-Sukkari with killing Tamim on 28 July in return for $2 million from company chairman Hesham Talaat Moustafa. [cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/529752-property-tycoon-charged-over-tamim-killing|title=Egyptian businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa charged over murder of Suzan Tamim|date=2008-09-02|publisher=ArabianBusiness.com|accessdate=2008-09-03]

References

Persondata
NAME = Tamim, Suzan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = سوزان تميم
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Lebanese singer
DATE OF BIRTH = September 23 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH = [Beirut, Lebanon]
DATE OF DEATH = July 28 2008
PLACE OF DEATH = Dubai, UAE

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/05/singer.slain.tamim.suzanne.ap/index.html Pop star's slaying sheds light on hidden world]
* [http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080908/NATIONAL/589891457 Singer received death threats]