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Order Of Izzuddin
The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin (), or more informally the Order of Nishan Izzuddin, is the highest Maldivian honour which may be conferred upon a foreign national. The Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin is dedicated to Sultan al-Ghazi Hassan Izzuddin Sri Kula Ranmiba Kahthiri Bawana Maharadun. Insignia *The ''collar'' is made of gold with alternating eight-pointed gold stars with green centres, each with a gold upward-pointing crescent encircling a gold five-pointed star, and eight-pointed gold stars with white crescents. *The ''badge'' is an eight-pointed gold star with a green centre, in the middle of which is a white upward-curving crescent encircling two crossed national flags in gold. *The ''sash'' is worn passing from the right shoulder to the left hip, the badge being pinned on the sash at the left hip. The sash is red with a narrow centre stripe of dark green with white edges. A smaller version of the badge is worn on the collar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribbon Bar
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which order. This is usually defined in an official document and is called "the order of precedence" or "the order of wearing." In some countries (particularly in North America and in Israel), some awards are "ribbon only," having no associated medal. Design According to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. military's standard size for a ribbon bar is wide, tall, with a thickness of 0.8 mm. The service ribbon for a specific medal is usually identical to the suspension ribbon on the medal. For example, the suspension and service ribbon for the U.S. government's Purple Heart medal is purple with a white vertical stripe at eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Zahir Hussain
Mohamed Zahir Hussain, () is a Maldivian politician and former teacher who is currently the chancellor of the Islamic University of Maldives. Education Zahir studied at Al-Azhar University in 1971, and in 2001, received a PhD in Malaysia in 2001. Career After coming back to Maldives from studying at Al-Azhar University, Zahir became an Islam teacher at Aminiya School. Later, president Ibrahim Nasir appointed Zahir as a lawyer in the Ministry of Education. During the presidency of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Zahir was appointed as the Minister of Education on 23 July 1979. During his time as the Minister of Education, Zahir oversaw the creation of multiple community schools, notables being the Science Education Centre (predecessor to CHSE), as well as the Islamic University of Maldives. He served as the Chancellor of the Maldives National University as well as many other government positions such as Minister of Education, Minister of Youth and Sports. He resigned as Youth Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Ibrahim (politician)
Abbas Ibrahim, (born 13 August 1941) is a Maldivian politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles .... He is the brother-in-law of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Ibrahim is a former speaker of the Special Constitutional Majlis of the Maldives, Majlis (parliament) of the Maldives from its convocation in 2004 to 2006. He has served as an MP since 1981 (from 1985 to 1995 he was one of the president's appointed MPs for the Majlis), and was the MP for Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. Background He is from Endherimaage in Malé. His sister Nasreena Ibrahim was the First Lady of the Maldives from 1977 to 2008, and his brother Ilyas Ibrahim is the former Minister for Health and MP for Laamu Atoll. When Ilyas Ibrahim was tried in absentia in 1993 Abbas Ibra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas (; born 15 November 1935), also known by the Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Mazen (, ), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian National Authority (Palestinian National Authority, PNA) since 2005. He has also been the fourth chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004. Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected the party's chairman in 2009. Abbas was 2005 Palestinian presidential election, elected on 9 January 2005 to serve as President of the Palestinian National Authority until 15 January 2009, but extended his term until the next election in 2010, citing the PLO constitution, and on 16 December 2009 was voted into office indefinitely by the PLO Central Council. As a result, Fatah's main rival, Hamas, initially announced that it would not recognize the extension or view Abbas as the rightful president. Nonetheless, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseema Mohamed
Naseema Mohamed, (also known as Naseema Mohamed Kaleyfaanu) was the former First Lady of the Maldives from 1969 to 1978 and the third wife of former President of the Maldives, President Ibrahim Nasir. After Ibrahim Nasir went into self-exile to Singapore on 7 December 1978, Naseema continued to live in Male' and worked as a historian for the National Centre for Linguistic and Historic Research. She has written extensively on early History of the Maldives, Maldivian history and the Dhivehi language, Dhivehi language. She had also previously worked as a nurse. Currently working for Dhivehi Language Academy, Dhivehi Bahuge Academy. She worked at the Maldives National Museum (Maldives), National Museum, retiring in 2011. She received the National Exemplary Service Medal in 2011. Naseema served as an advisor to the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohamed, Naseema First ladies of the Maldives People from Malé 1940 births Living people R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moomina Haleem
Moomina Haleem Ahmed Ismail, , (born 1939) is a Maldivian former politician. In 1974 she became the first woman to be elected to the People's Majlis. Three years later she also became the first woman appointed as a cabinet minister. Biography Haleem trained to be a nurse, including a one-year fellowship at the Australian College of Nursing in Melbourne, becoming the first Maldivian woman to complete higher studies in nursing. She became a matron in the government hospital in Malé in 1963 and a member of the Royal College of Nursing. In 1970 she married Kandi Ahmed Ismail Maniku, a businessman in the tourism trade. In the 1974 parliamentary elections she was a candidate in Malé and became the first woman elected to the People's Majlis. In January 1977 she was appointed Minister of Health by President Ibrahim Nasir, becoming the first female minister in the country. When the Majlis was due to elect a new president in 1978, it was widely believed that Haleem would have won if t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi
Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi, (alternative name: ''Amir Abdul Sattar Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu،'' ; 18 June 1936 – 27 November 2015) was a Maldivian diplomat and politician. He was born in 1936. He died in November 2015 in Bangkok. Life Didi started his public service career as ecretary at the Representative Office of the Maldives in Colombo in 1957. Then from 1960 to 1967 he was the representative in Ceylon. He was then Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations in New York City from 1967 to 1970, and ambassador to the USA between 1968 and 1970. In the government of President Ibrahim Nasir, he was Finance Minister from October 1970 to March 1975. Between October 1975 and May 1977 he was one of the Vice Presidents of the Maldives together with Ahmad Hilmy Didi, Ibrahim Shihab, Ali Maniku and Hassan Zareer. During the tenure of Nasir's successor, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( ; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December 1937) is a M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Hussein Zaki
Ibrahim Hussein Zaki, (born 1947) is a politician of the Maldives. Zaki is a former Cabinet Minister of the Maldives government: from 11 November 1993 to 10 November 1998, he was Minister of Tourism. He served as the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993. He was also appointed Special Envoy to President Mohamed Nasheed. In November 2006, Zaki, then acting President of the MDP, was arrested for "inciting enmity against the lawful government". See also: United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are annual publications on the human rights conditions in countries and regions outside the United States, mandated by U.S. law to be submitted annually by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of ... In November 2012, Zaki and his son Mohamed Hamdan Zaki were among the arrested in Hondaidhoo Island in the Maldives along with two other Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, and a House of Saud royal. In 2008, he was listed on ''Time'' magazine's ''Time 100'', an annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. Al Waleed is a grandson of Abdulaziz, the first king of Saudi Arabia, and of Riad Al Solh, Lebanon's first prime minister. Al Waleed is the founder, chief executive officer (CEO) and 95 percent owner of the Kingdom Holding Company, a Saudi conglomerate company. In 2013, the company had a market capitalization of over $18 billion. He owns Paris' Four Seasons Hotel George V and part of New York's Plaza Hotel. ''Time'' has called him the "Arabian Warren Buffett". In November 2017, ''Forbes'' listed Al Waleed as the 7th-richest man in the world, with a net worth of $39.8 billion. On 4 November 2017, Al Waleed and other prominent Saudis (including fellow billionaires Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim
Ustaz Justice Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim, from the island of Fuvahmulahhttp://islamicaffairs.gov.mv/dh/f/read.php?id=478 He also served as the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs of the Maldives. He was educated from Egypt and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries .... References IBRAHIM, Mohamed RasheedInternational Who's Who. accessed September 1, 2006. Qazis of the Maldives Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Order of Izzuddin {{Maldives-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Zahir
Ahmed Zahir, , commonly known as Seena Zahir (born 26 September 1945) is a Maldivian politician and lawyer who served as Attorney General from February 1990 to March 1991, and as the Speaker of the People's Majlis from 2004 to 2008. Zahir also served as the Minister of Justice during the reign of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( ; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Tra .... References Government ministers of the Maldives Living people Speakers of the People's Majlis Attorneys general of the Maldives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Maldives-politician-stub Recipients of the Order of Izzuddin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilyas Ibrahim
Ilyas Ibrahim, () (born December 18, 1945) is the brother-in-law of the former President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom. He was a minister in Maumoon's cabinet for a long time and served as an MP for the capital city Malé from 1980 to 1995. He also served as the MP for Laamu Atoll, & a member of People's Special Majilis, from 2003 to 2008. He was also the Minister of State for Defence, Minister of Home Affairs of Maldives and the head of State Trading Organization (STO) & Airports Company of the Maldives. The Maldives Airports Company was later dissolved due to bankruptcy and Maldivian was commissioned. Background His sister Nasreena Ibrahim was the First Lady of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. His brother Abbas Ibrahim was the speaker of the People's Majlis. Presidential bid In 1993 when Ilyas Ibrahim became Gayoom's only principal rival for the 1993 presidential election, he was subsequently tried in absentia for violation of the constitution, found guilty of trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
