Batool Yousif Baqer Sadiq Al-Buainain
1935 – 2021 · Lived 85 years
| Born | 21 August 1935 — Hidd, Bahrain |
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| Died | 4 January 2021 — Riffa, Bahrain |
| Father | Yousif Baqer Sadiq Rashid Al-Buainain |
| Mother | Amina Yahya Rashid Mustafa Al-Asfoor |
| Spouse(s) |
Mubarak Hamza Habib Hani Al-Asfoor (married 23 March 1956)
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| Siblings | Baqer Yousif Al-Buainain |
| Children | Amina Mubarak Al-Asfoor, Najla Mubarak Al-Asfoor, Fahad Mubarak Al-Asfoor, Zainab Mubarak Al-Asfoor |
Life story
Batool Yousif Baqer Sadiq Al-Buainain was born in Hidd on 21 August 1935, the daughter of Yousif Baqer Al-Buainain and Amina Yahya Al-Asfoor. In 1956 she married Mubarak Hamza Al-Asfoor. They had four children: Amina, Najla, Fahad and Zainab. She studied English literature at the American University of Beirut and graduated in 1957. She worked as a translator and English teacher. She suffered a stroke that weakened her right side, but recovered much of her speech with therapy. She died of COVID-19 during the pandemic, and only a few relatives could attend her funeral. She died in Riffa on 4 January 2021, at the age of 85.