Football great Mohamad Bakar dies aged 75


GEORGE TOWN: Former national player and football legend Datuk Mohamad Bakar passed away on Sunday (Nov 8) morning. He was 75.

Mohamad Bakar, who had been suffering from a bone marrow disease for a few years, succumbed to the illness at about 10.50am at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT).

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