These are definitely difficult years for Shakira. After the painful separation from Gerard Piquethe pop star is now dealing with her beloved father’s health problems William Mebarak Chadid. In recent days the 92-year-old man was urgently admitted to the Iberoamerican Clinic in Barranquilla due to pneumonia and then ended up in intensive care. It is not the first time that Shakira’s father has to deal with some health problems: in 2022, in the midst of the separation between the pop star and Gerard Piqué, the man was the victim of an accident in Barcelona which caused a head injury. Subsequently he had a stroke and then underwent delicate surgery for hydrocephalus.
How is Shakira’s father: the singer’s message
After days of silence, Shakira wanted to share a message on social media to update everyone on the father’s health condition. “Eighteen days ago I arrived in Barranquilla from the emergency room to accompany my father and fight alongside him. Yesterday, thanks to the great human and medical team of the Iberoamerican Clinic, and their incredible strength, I was able to bring him home alongside my motherwho never leaves his hand”he explained in an Instagram story. “The fight continues and in the meantime that smile of his, which shines even in the most difficult moments, is my best example. Thank you all for sending me your strength and love, and also for never leaving my hand “, he added.
William Mebarak Chadid: who is Shakira’s father
William Mebarak Chadid, who was Shakira’s first manager when the singer was just a teenager, is an American of Lebanese origin who was born in New York and emigrated with his family to Colombia at the age of five. Shakira has repeatedly defined herself as her father his best friend. William has been married to the Colombian for some time (but of Italian-Spanish origins) Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, and is also the father of seven other children. A large family that has always been close to Piqué’s ex-partner.
