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Aishath Afreen
Aishath Afreen Mohamed (born 1984 or 1985) is a Maldivian public figure and former human rights worker, who is the spouse of the vice president of the Maldives since November 2024, as the wife of vice president Hussain Mohamed Latheef. Career On 11 August 2015, Afreen was approved by the People's Majlis to serve as a commissioner of Human Rights Commission of the Maldives for a 5–year term. She was then appointed to serve the post, by then–president Abdulla Yameen and was sworn in on 17 August. Along with other members, her oath of office were administered by chief justice Abdulla Saeed. Following the end of her term as commissioner, she resigned on 12 July 2020. Second Lady Afreen became the Second Lady of the Maldives, second lady of the Maldives on 17 November 2023. As second lady, Afreen has been a prominent figure, participating in various activities including officiating ceremonies and delivering speeches. Personal life Aishath Afreen is married to Hussain Mohame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malé
Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located in the southern edge of North Malé Atoll ( Kaafu Atoll). Administratively, the city consists of a central island, an airport island, and five other islands presided over by the Malé City Council. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located. The city was then called ''Mahal''. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (''doroshi''). The Royal Palace (''Gan'duvaru'') was destroyed along with the picturesque forts (''koshi'') and bastions (''buruzu'') when the city was remodelled under President Ibrahim Nasir's rule in the aftermath of the abolition of the monarchy in 1968. However, some buildings remained, namely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The President's Office
The President's Office (, abbreviation: PO) is the office of the President of the Maldives. It was established on 11 November 1968 with the adoption of the Second Republic in 1968. The President's Office administer functions and activities to facilitate the President exercising Executive authority as provided for in the Constitution and law. Offices Cabinet Office The Cabinet Office was established firstly to coordinate the activities of the cabinet and to provide technical advice and secretarial support to the cabinet, secondly to provide all the necessary information and assistance to the President if and when the President is held answerable and accountable to the People's Majlis and to assist the President in carrying out his responsibilities with regard to elections, public referendums, protection of the constitution and with regard to his role as Head of State and Head of Government. Finally it is to carryout the functions of establishing and abolishing government ministri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Spouses Of Vice Presidents
A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. A female spouse is called a wife while a male spouse is called a husband. Married The legal status of a spouse, and the specific rights and obligations associated with that status, vary significantly among the jurisdictions of the world. These regulations are usually described in family law statutes. However, in many parts of the world, where civil marriage is not that prevalent, there is instead customary marriage, which is usually regulated informally by the community. In many parts of the world, spousal rights and obligations are related to the payment of bride price, dowry or dower. Historically, many societies have given sets of rights and obligations to male marital partners that have been very different from the sets of rights and obligations given to female marital partners. In particular, the control of marital property, inheritance rights, and the right to dictate the activities of children of the marriage, have typically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maldivian Women In Politics
Maldivian may refer to: * Maldivians, the ethnic group inhabiting the historic region of the Maldive Islands comprising what is now officially the Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union territory of Lakshadweep, India * Maldivian language ("Dhivehi language"), the language spoken in the historic region of the Maldive Islands comprising what is now officially the Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union territory of Lakshadweep, India * Maldivian cuisine *Maldivian (airline), the airline division of Island Aviation Services based in Malé, in the Maldives * Something of, from, or related to the Republic of Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about from the Asian c ... See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vice President Of The Maldives
The vice president of the Republic of Maldives () is the second-highest official in the Cabinet of the Maldives, executive branch of the Politics of the Maldives, government of the Maldives, after the president of the Maldives, and ranks first in the presidential Order of succession, line of succession. The vice president is direct election, directly elected together with the president to a five-year term of office. Ibrahim Muhammad Didi was the first vice president and was an appointee, while Mohamed Waheed Hassan was the first elected vice president. The vice president is the first in the line of succession to the presidency in the event of the president's death, resignation, or removal from office. The current office-holder is Hussain Mohamed Latheef, who was sworn in on 17 November 2023. The Office of the Vice President The post of the Vice President are described in article 112 of the Constitution of Maldives as follows: *There shall be a Vice President of the Maldive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
PSM News
This is a list of notable newspapers and media outlets in the Maldives. The Maldives constitution guarantees freedom of expression as long as it is "not contrary to any tenet of Islam". There are both state-run and non-state media in the country. A report released in December 2023 by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) found that online news websites and platforms were the most popular news media accessed by Maldivian respondents (61%), while newspapers and magazines were mentioned by only 9%. In Dhivehi * '' Mihaaru'' – Newspaper in Dhivehi; website is bilingual * Dhuvaafaru Live - Newspaper in Dhivehi * PSM News – State-run media outlet * Raajje TV – Private, pro-opposition outlet * ''Sun Online'' – Dhivehi and English * Adhadhu – Private, bilingual website * Mulhiraajje – Private, bilingual website In English * '' Maldives Independent'' * ''Miadhu'' * ''The Edition'' * PSM News * Raajje TV * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Second Lady Of The Maldives
Second Lady of the Maldives () is the title attributed to the wife of the vice president of the Maldives. The title of second lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current second lady is Aishath Afreen. The Maldives was a sultanate from 1965 until 1968. The second republic of the Maldives was established in 1968 with the president as head of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of state He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta .... The position of second lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Edition
''Mihaaru'' () is a Maldivian daily List of newspapers in the Maldives, newspaper. The name ''Mihaaru'' translates to "Now". It is headquartered in Malé, Maldives. It is read by readers all over the country and is known to be a trusted source of information. History Following the dispute of ownership and dissolution of Haveeru Daily, ex-Haveeru journalists formed ''Mihaaru'' to launch a revival of a trusted newspaper. ''Mihaaru'' previously faced closure threats by the Courts but the issues were sorted out at the Labour Tribunal. In 2017, the Criminal Court of the Maldives, Criminal Court banned ''Mihaaru's'' journalists from covering trials after a report was published criticising the justice system. Soon after though, ''Mihaaru's'' journalists were unbanned. In 2019, ''Mihaaru'' was nominated for all the categories of the 2018 Maldives Journalism Awards, where it won five. In 2022, five journalists received awards from the Maldives Journalism Awards. In June of the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdulla Saeed
Abdulla Saeed (; born 25 September 1964) is a Maldivian politician, who was the Chief Justice of the Maldives from September 18, 2008 to August 10, 2010 and December 15, 2014 to June 20, 2018. On February 6, 2018, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed. alongside Justice Ali Hameed, was arrested under a state of emergency after being accused of trying to overthrow the government. On May 8, 2018 he was found guilty of trying to obstruct state functions, being accused of ordering the suspension of the government’s e-letter management system (GEMS) to block the delivery of three letters. He lost his seat on the bench after Supreme Court rejected his appeal on June 20, 2018. Early life and family Born on the island of Meedhoo (located within Seenu Atoll) on 25 September 1964, Abdulla Saeed is a descendant of the Dhiyamigili Dynasty of the Maldives. He is the first son of Mohamed Saeed and Maumoona Mohammed Didi. His father, Mohamed Saeed, served as a Khatib of Meedhoo for nearly a deca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of Atolls of the Maldives, 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Atolls of the Maldives#Ihavandhippolhu, Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. The Maldives is the smallest List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia, country in Asia. Its land area is only , but this is spread over roughly of the sea, making it one of the world's most spatially dispersed sovereign states. With a population of 515,132 in the 2022 census, it is the second List of Asian countries by population, least populous country in Asia and the List of countries and dependencies by area, ninth-smallest country by area, but also one of the List of countries and depend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdulla Yameen
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (PPM), defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed in the second round of the re-run, after the initial election was annulled. He was the second democratically elected president of the Republic of the Maldives. Yameen's presidential tenure oversaw a number of infrastructure development projects, such as airports and healthcare facilities, most of which were financed through loans from the Chinese government. His presidency was rife with allegations of human rights infringements and corruption. He left office on 17 November 2018 following his defeat in the 2018 presidential election to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Following his departure from office, Yameen was charged with corruption and money launderi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Human Rights
Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered inherent and inalienable, meaning they belong to every individual simply by virtue of being human, regardless of characteristics like nationality, ethnicity, religion, or socio-economic status. They encompass a broad range of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, such as the right to life, freedom of expression, protection against enslavement, and right to education. The modern concept of human rights gained significant prominence after World War II, particularly in response to the atrocities of the Holocaust, leading to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This document outlined a comprehensive framework of rights that countries are encouraged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
