MUMBAI: Eman Ahmed, the ‘heaviest’ woman in the world not long ago, passed away at 4.35am on Monday due to several related medical conditions, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction, said medical experts at the Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, reported media outlet The National.

The Egyptian national, who earlier weighed 500kg and suffered from a rare thyroid condition since childhood, transferred to Burjeel Hospital from India in May to continue rehabilitation from bariatric surgery.She had lost more than 300kg after the surgery.

weight-loss surgery

Eman Ahmed, who lost about 330 kilograms after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Mumbai’s Saifee hospital, had left for the United Arab Emirates for long-term treatment on May 4.

Eman Ahmed, who weighed more than 500 kilograms when she  flown to Mumbai for treatment in February, reportedly the world’s heaviest woman.
The 37-year-old ,discharged from the Mumbai hospital for further treatment in the UAE, bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala had said. A green corridor created for transporting Eman from Saifee Hospital to Gate No. 5 of Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport in Mumbai.