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5 unusual facts about Maldivian


Ali Ahusan Ihusan

Ali Ahusan Ihusan (born June 3, 1986, Male', Maldives) is a Maldivian Journalist, a web designer and the owner of Dhiislam Megazine and Dhiislam Online news.

Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq (born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Dhagandey" who plays for Malaysian Premier League side PDRM FA.

Farquhar Group

There are records of Maldivian mariner presence in the group from the 20th century, when a trading vessel from southern Maldives lost its course and reached Providence Atoll.

Ibrahim Shameel

Ibrahim Shameel (born October 14, 1956) widely known as Kaneeru is a Maldivian swimmer.

Mohamed Arif

Mohamed Arif nicknamed Bakaa born 11 August 1985 is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Maldivian Dhiraagu Dhivehi League club VB Sports Club.


Abdul Majeed Mahir

Abdul Majeed Mahir is a Maldivian politician, born in Fuvahmulah to Funaadu Ganduvaru Aisha Didi of Fuvahmulah and Velaanaagey Mohamed Didi of Male, Maldives.

Ahmed Shiyam

He is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence College of India, and completed his Infantry Officer Advance Course at Fort Benning, USA and is the first Maldivian graduate from the Command and Staff College in Quetta, Pakistan.

Bandaara Kilhi

Bounded by dense vegetations of mainly ferns, Screwpine, tropical almond, cheese fruit, Banana trees, coconut palms and taro fields plus Mango trees as well to an extent, among the creatures which inhabit the lakeside are the Common Moorhen which is a bird exclusively found in Fuvahmulah only in the Maldivian archipelago and Maldivian White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus maldivus) which is an endemic species of the Maldives.

Dhadimagi Kilhi

Among the birds which inhabit the place apart from the Common Moorhen which is a bird exclusively found in Fuvahmulah only in the Maldivian archipelago, Maldivian White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus maldivus) which is an endemic species of the Maldives too can be sighted by the lakeside.

Dnyaneshwar Mulay

In Nov 2012, at rally in Maldives to protest against leasing of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport to Indian infrastructure major GMR Group, Mr.Riza, a political appointee called Mr. Mulay a traitor and enemy of Maldives and Maldivian people.

Foreign relations of the Maldives

On 7 March, the Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed asked police to investigate the allegations of a US$2 million bribe given to Maldivian government officials to recognise Kosovo as an independent state.

Funaadu

Also, father of former Minister of Defence, Ameen Faisal and former Maldivian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dr.Farahanaz Faisal.

Maldives Airways

Like in the Air Maldives bankruptcy, a great part of the blame is put on former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's wish of having a Maldivian prestige international airline at any cost, regardless of the company's shady financial operations.

Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company

The Maldivian Skipjack Industry, a 100% pole and line process, is the dominant economic fishery activity in the country, and is also recognized as the most environmentally sustainable skipjack fishery in the world.

Minicoy

However, on 26 July 1982, Abdulla Hameed, the half-brother of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the Minister of Atolls for the Maldivian government, gave a speech in which he declared that Minicoy Island was part of the Maldives.

Mohamed Zilaal

Mohamed Zilaal is a Maldivian professional basketball player for Red Line Club of the National Basketball League.

Mohammed Waheed Deen

He is also a member of the Maldivian Royal Family as his grandfather was Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen IV.

Mohammed Waheed Hassan

However, when the election date was announced in early October, GIP formed a coalition with the Maldivian Democratic Party, after being approached by the two other main opposition groups: the New Maldives Movement and the Jumhooree Party.

Moosa Ali Jaleel

The only Maldivian to undertake the UK Royal Marines All Arms Commando Course, as such he's entitled to wear the Commando badge of UK Royal Marines which is one of the world's most elite fighting forces.

Ṇaviyani

This letter does not appear on Thaana tables printed after the 1950s and should not be confused with letter Gnaviyani or Nyaviyani, the 16th consonant of the present-day Maldivian alphabet, after which an administrative atoll was named.

Sappe

Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa, a Maldivian politician known as Ahmed Moosa or Sappé


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