List of Famous people who died in 2006

Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin was a Turkish supreme court magistrate, who was shot dead in the Turkish Council of State courtroom in Ankara, Turkey on May 17, 2006 by Alparslan Arslan.

Melky Goeslaw was an Indonesian singer and boxing manager. He is the father of songstress Melly Goeslaw. His song, "Pergi untuk Kembali", was chosen by Rolling Stone Indonesia as the 117th-best Indonesian song of all time in 2009.

Mohamed Samir Qotb was an Egyptian footballer who played as a midfielder for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, was part of the team that won the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations, and represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Huang Xinting was a People's Liberation Army lieutenant general. He was born in what is now part of Honghu in Hubei Province. He died in Beijing. He was a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and a delegate to the 3rd National People's Congress.

Tam Kong Pak was a Chinese former footballer who played as a forward for the Chinese national football team in 1934. He also represented his nation at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Achmad Arnold Baramuli was an Indonesian prosecutor, politician and businessman. His highest position was chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council over 1998 to 1999 under President B.J. Habibie. A key vote-winner for Golkar Party, Baramuli was involved in the 1999 Bank Bali scandal that contributed to Habibie's failure to win re-election.

Elias Hrawi was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998.