The article is mistaken, I don't know if it was a typo or misunderstanding. He actually died two *years* after this event, and given how insane driving in the UAE is that doesn't seem hard to believe. Two years is a long time to leave a loose end dangling that you intend to disappear after all.
The operation to install the pump was in 2007 but the damage seems to have started in 2009 when Iran started to replace the centrifuges. Stuxnet was publicized in 2010 but Iran might have found out about it before that time.
https://english.aawsat.com/features/4778291-stuxnet-mystery-...