President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has presented the National Award of Honour and the National Award of Recognition. The awards were presented to the honourees at the special ceremony held tonight to mark this year’s National Day.
Five honourees received the National Award of Honour this year. They were;
1. Late Dr Afrasheem Ali (Posthumous), for his contributions towards Islamic awareness and Islamic education;
2. Late Dr Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari (Posthumous), for his contributions in the field of Islamic knowledge and education;
3. Mohamed ‘Madulu’ Waheed, in the area of Dhivehi literature in promoting Dhivehi language;
4. Sayyid Ali, for his contributions to sports in sportsmanship and sports development;
5. Late Sayyid Hassan (Posthumous), for his contributions in the area of sports in sportsmanship and sports development;
Twenty-one honourees received the National Award of Recognition this year. They were;
1. Mohamed Thaufeeq Ali, in the area of recitation and teaching of the Holy Quran;
2. Dr Abdulla Jameel, for his contributions in the field of Islamic awareness and Islamic education;
3. Mohamed Shifan, in the area of Dhivehi literature in promoting oratory skills;
4. Maryam Shathurath Shakir, for her contributions in the field of teaching children with special needs;
5. Ahmed Afaal, for his contributions in health sector development;
6. Rahma Easa, in the area of human rights and social protection, especially services to persons with special needs;
7. Abdulla Shafeeq Nishan, for his contributions in the fisheries sector;
8. Zeenaz Hussain, for her contributions in the field of tourism and training tourism-sector staff;
9. Tiny Hearts of Maldives, for its contribution to social work;
10. Aneesa Mohamed, in the area of promoting arts and crafts;
11. Ibrahim Solih, for his contributions to promoting arts and crafts;
12. Shaziya Saeed, in the field of diving;
13. Aishath Shareefa, for her contributions in the area of hair care and beauty;
14. Mohamed Shakir Abdulla, in the area of disseminating news and information;
15. Hussain Fariyad, for his contributions in the field of news and information dissemination;
16. Imran Mohamed, in the field of sports and promoting professional sportsmanship;
17. Ismail Mahfooz, for his contributions in the area of sports and promoting professional sportsmanship;
18. Ibrahim Shiuree, in the field of sports and promoting professional sportsmanship;
19. Fadhuwa Zahir, for her contributions to sports and sportsmanship;
20. Abdul Rasheed Ali, in the area of performing arts; and,
21. Aishath Shamla, for her contributions to the field of applied arts.
Speaking at the function, President Solih expressed his heartfelt felicitations to the recipients of this year’s National Awards.
