The Kurdistan Regional Government’s General Directorate of Syriac Culture and Arts mourns bodybuilder Eiffel Afram Matti Gilyana, who was killed on Saturday 23 December 2023, in a drowning accident in the American state of Florida.
The Directorate, in the person of its General Director, its cadres, and its employees, extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to his family and loved ones. We pray to God to give rest to the deceased with his infinite mercy and to grant his family patience and solace.
Matti went missing last Saturday after he was submerged in water while surfing in the US state of Florida, where his body was found on Tuesday 26 December, near the state’s beaches.
It is worth noting that Eiffel Afram Matti is considered one of the most prominent fitness and bodybuilding champions. He was born in Ankawa and headed the first administrative body in the Ankawa Social Youth Club. During his sporting career, he achieved many international awards in the sport of bodybuilding, where he won the bronze medal in the Southern United States of America Championship in 2011, in addition to achieving fourth place in the European World Championship for Amateurs and Professionals in the American city of Orlando.