Dajan Ahmet
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Dajan Ahmet (né Ahmetov, Tatar: Даян Әхмәтов, romanized: Dayan Äxmätov, also known by the pseudonyms of Jaan Võõramaa and Võõramaa Jean; 22 January 1962 – 4 November 2006) was an Estonian actor and stage director of Tatar heritage.
Biography
[edit]Ahmet was born in Tallinn. He was a 1988 graduate of the Tallinn State Conservatory. Ahmet was one of the founders and leaders of the Salong-Teater and the Lasteteater Trumm in Tallinn. In the summer of 2006, Ahmet joined the Rakvere Theatre.[1]
On 4 November 2006, Ahmet was among a group of seven individuals, including actors Anne Veesaar, Rednar Annus, Ksenia Argakova, and Marika Korolev, that were travelling to the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu in a Hyundai Trajet. Near Mõhküla in Põltsamaa Parish, the vehicle collided with a Ford Mondeo. Ahmet was killed instantly. The driver of the Trajet, another male passenger, Annus, Veesaar, Argakova, and Korolev were all injured. A man and woman in the Ford Mondeo also died at the scene of the accident and two small children, passengers in the Mondeo, were also injured.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Märka, Veiko (8 November 2006), "Dajan Ahmet in Memorium", Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian), retrieved 9 December 2021
- ^ Kuimet, Peeter; Kamps, Mari (4 November 2006), "Üliraskes liiklusõnnetuses hukkus näitleja Dajan Ahmet ja veel kaks inimest", Postimees (in Estonian), archived from the original on 2007-12-24, retrieved 9 December 2021
- ^ Käärt, Ulvar (5 November 2006), "Liiklusõnnetuses hukkus lavastaja ja näitleja Dajan Ahmet", Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian), retrieved 9 December 2021
External links
[edit]- Dajan Ahmet at IMDb
Sources
[edit]- Sirp 10 November 2006: Dajan Ahmet 22. I 1962 – 4. XI 2006
- 1962 births
- 2006 deaths
- Estonian theatre directors
- Estonian people of Tatar descent
- Estonian male television actors
- Estonian male film actors
- Road incident deaths in Estonia
- 20th-century Estonian male actors
- Male actors from Tallinn
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
- Burials at Liiva Cemetery
- Estonian actor stubs