Abdulla Hameed, (31 March 193918 August 2015) was a
Maldivian politician. He was the Minister of Atolls during the administration of his brother
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 ...
. Hameed was the Speaker of the
Majlis
(, pl. ') is an Arabic term meaning 'sitting room', used to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups of administrative, social or religious nature in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to the Mus ...
from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was a recipient of the
Order of Distinguished Rule of Izzuddeen.
1982 speech
On 26 July 1982, at a celebration of Maldivian Independence Day, Hameed gave a public speech in which he claimed that
Minicoy Island
Minicoy, locally known as Maliku (), is an island in Lakshadweep, India. Along with Viringili, it is on Maliku atoll, the southernmost atoll of Lakshadweep archipelago. Administratively, it is a census town in the Indian union territory of Laks ...
was part of the Maldives.
[Ramesh Trivedi (2007). ''India's Relations with her Neighbours'' (Isha Books, ) p. 177.] Hameed was the Minister of Atolls at the time and his speech was interpreted as an official claim over the island. The speech caused a minor diplomatic crisis between India and the Maldives, because the two countries had agreed to a
maritime boundary treaty whereby Minicoy was placed on the Indian side of the boundary. President Gayoom hurriedly clarified that Hameed's speech was intended to highlight the linguistic, cultural, and religious ties between the Maldives and Minicoy and that the Maldives was not intending to make a political claim over the atoll.
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Sought on corruption charges
In September 2011, the Criminal Court of the Maldives
The Criminal Court of the Maldives (, previously known as the Jinaaee Court) is a Maldivian court of justice of first instance responsible for the practice of Criminal law.
History in brief
The court was established along with the Ministry of ...
ordered the police to summon Hameed to the Maldives to face charges of corruption stemming from his time in public office.Sri Lanka
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Death
Hameed died on 18 August 2015 in Bangalore
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while receiving treatment for heart failure. He was given a state funeral. The national flag was flown on half mast for three days following his death.Isha prayer
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Ahadith mentioning virtues
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, the prayer was led by Gayoom.Galolhu
Galolhu () is a district of Malé, Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Mald ...
Cemetery on 20 August 2015.
References
External links
Article
in ''Maldeeb'' magazine
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1939 births
2015 deaths
Government ministers of the Maldives
Speakers of the People's Majlis
Maldivian expatriates in Sri Lanka
Maldivian people of Arab descent
Recipients of the Order of Izzuddin