William Mebarak Chadid, Shakira’s fatherhas been hospitalized since Wednesday night at the Ibero-American Clinic, located in Barranquilla, Colombia, so the artist is supposedly preparing in Miami to travel to her homeland and accompany her parents in this difficult moment.
The Herald reported that the 92-year-old man was referred to the Intensive Care Unit of this health center, where he is connected to specialized equipment to keep him stable.
Presumably, Mr. Mebarak is going through a severe case of pneumonia, so the observation they have for him is “permanent.”
The man has gone through different health problems since 2022, shortly after Shakira separated from Gerard Piqué. Since then, the artist has not only faced her breakup with the former soccer player, but also the difficulties due to the health of her father, to whom she has always shown great love.
Mr. William has been fundamental in Shakira’s life. She has paid tribute to him on several occasions, even dedicating her album ‘Magia’ to him at the beginning of her career. During the first years of her career, he accompanied her as her representative, going with her to her tours and presentations with the media, taking care of everything concerning her as the singer’s representative.
Shakira’s father and his health
In May 2022, the Shakira’s dad It made the news because he suffered a serious fall. The man, of Lebanese origin, suffered a blow to the head, which caused the singer to go with him by ambulance to a health center in Barcelona, Spain.
In October 2022, Mr. Mebarak had a stroke. In the spring of 2023, the singer-songwriter left Spain, taking her children and her parents. However, her parents chose to go to Colombia, while she settled in Miami. In June of that year, her father underwent surgery for hydrocephalus, so she traveled to Cartagena to accompany him.
The last time they saw Shakira’s father in public was on December 26 during the inauguration of the statue in tribute to the singer In Barranquilla.
At this time, it is known that Shakira’s father has pneumonia. For now, the singer has not commented on the matter.
