Monsignor Fortunato Mizzi, son of Nerik Mizzi, passes away

Monsignor Fortunato Mizzi passed away on Friday, aged 88, the Nationalist Party confirmed in a statement issued to pay tribute to his memory.

Mizzi was the only son of Nerik Mizzi, the former PN leader who also served as prime minister, for three months.

According to the PN, Fortunato Mizzi – named after his grandfather and PN founder Fortunato Mizzi – died of natural causes surrounded by friends.

He lived in the same Valletta residence which his grandfather and father also lived in.