List of Famous people who died in 2017
Pui-Wah Chan
Fawziah Ezzat
Torishimo
Feyyaz Berker
Feyyaz Berker was a Turkish businessman, born in Mersin, Turkey. He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of the Tekfen Holding. His father, Muhtar Berker, an ophthalmologist in Mersin, was elected to Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1939 as İçel deputy. When his family moved to Ankara, Feyyaz had transferred to Robert College of Istanbul, from Tarsus American College. In 1946, he graduated from Robert College with a diploma in civil engineering and moved to the United States for a master's degree at University of Michigan. When he returned to Turkey in 1949, he worked in the construction of Esenboğa International Airport (Ankara) for a year. In 1950, he founded Tekfen Holding with Nihat Gökyiğit, his friend from Robert College, and Necati Akçağlılar.
Turki al-Binali
Turki Mubarak Abdullah Ahmad al-Binali was a Bahraini Islamic scholar and senior member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. As head of the Maktab al-Buhuth wa al-Dirasat, "an independent entity concerned with researching Shari'i issues, and issuing fatwas" he had considerable religious influence within the group.
Masao Sugiuchi
Masao Sugiuchi was a professional Go player.
Yan Shunkai
Yan Shunkai was a Chinese comedian, actor and film director.
Johnson Kendrick
Johnson Kendrick was a Brazilian footballer who last played for Al-Gharafa.