Three of his friends – Mohammad Amin Jebelli, Mohammad Amin Beiruti and Mojtaba Abbasnezhad – were among the eight University of Toronto community members on the flight when it was shot down armed forces on Jan. 8, 2020, all 176 aboard. He says they were some of the brightest people he knew. “They were not just good friends, but also good students,” said Kamaleddin, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at U of T.
