Dajan Ahmet (born Dajan Ahmetov tt-Cyrl, Даян Әхмәтов, translit=Dayan Äxmätef, also known by the pseudonyms of Jaan Võõramaa and Võõramaa Jean; 22 January 1962 – 4 November 2006) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n actor and

stage director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

heritage.

Biography

Ahmet was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

. He was a 1988 graduate of the

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

. 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 Rakvere Theatre is a professional theatre in Rakvere, Estonia. History Rakvere Theatre was established in the fall of 1921, when ''Rakvere Näitlejate Ring'' was formed. The building of the Rakvere Theatre was opened with a public ceremony on 2 ...

. On 4 November 2006, Ahmet was among a group of seven individuals, including actors

Anne Veesaar Anne Veesaar (1985-1989 Pabut, 1992-2007 Elling; born on 4 July 1957 in Valga) is an Estonian actress. In 1980 she graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's performing arts department. From 1980 until 1989, she worked at the Rakvere Theatre, a ...

, Rednar Annus, Ksenia Argakova, and Marika Korolev, that were travelling to the

Vanemuine Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It was the first Estonian language theatre. History ''1870–1906 The Beginning of the Beginning. Koidula’s Theatre, Wiera’s Theatre.'' On June 24, 1870 was the first day in Estonian theatre ...

theatre in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

in a

Hyundai Trajet The Hyundai Trajet (Hangul: 현대 트라제 ; pronounced as ''trajay''), is a seven-seater car that was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company between 1999 and 2008. Described as a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the series was officially launched ...

. Near Mõhküla in

Põltsamaa Parish Põltsamaa ( et, Põltsamaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km² (161.0 mi²). Populated places Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, an ...

, the vehicle collided with a

Ford Mondeo The Ford Mondeo is a large family car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car", the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Austra ...

. 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.

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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 {{Estonia-actor-stub