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Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi | |
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އަބްދުއްސައްތާރު މޫސާ ދީދީ | |
 Portrait c. 1960–70s | |
| Born | 18 June 1936 Male', Maldives |
| Died | 27 November 2015 |
| Nationality | Maldivian |
| Other names | Amir Abdul Sattar Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu |
| Known for | Representative of the Maldives in Colombo (1960-1967) Minister of Education and Welfare Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the UN (1967 - 1970) Ambassador of the Maldives to the USA Minister of Finance (1970 - 1975) Vice President of the Maldives (1975 - 1977) Minister of Education (Late 1970s - ?) Minister of Health and Welfare (1990s - ?) |
| Awards | National Exemplary Service Medal Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin |
Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi, NIIV (alternative name: Amir Abdul Sattar Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu، Dhivehi: އަބްދުއްސައްތާރު މޫސާ ދީދީ; 18 June 1936 – 27 November 2015) was a Maldivian diplomat and politician.[1] He was born in 1936.[2] He died in November 2015 in Bangkok.[3]
Life
Didi started his public service career as ecretary at the Representative Office of the Maldives in Colombo in 1957.[2] 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,[4] 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.[5] 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.[2]
During the tenure of Nasir's successor, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, he was the Minister of Education in the late 1970s.[2] He was later Minister for Fisheries in the 1980s and, most recently, Minister for Health and Welfare in the 1990s.[2] In 1998 Didi became chair of the council of the Maldives College of Higher Education (MCHE), which was renamed Maldives National University in 2011. During the mass demonstrations in September 2003, he chaired a presidential commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Evan Naseem, who previously died in prison with two other inmates under unexplained circumstances.[6]
On 26 July 2011, Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi was conferred the Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin.[2]
On 25 November 2017, Dhivehi Language Academy released a book honoring Sattar's services.[7]
References
- ^ Davies, Laura (26 July 2015). "Maldives at Fifty: penning a chapter in history". Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "State Dignitary Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi passes away; National Flag to be flown at half-mast". The President's Office. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Late Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi's passing away is a great loss to the nation – President Yameen". The President's Office. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Former Representatives". Permanent Mission of the Maldives to the United Nations. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "History". Ministry of Finance (Maldives). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Investigative Findings on the Incident of Shooting at Maafushi Jail" (PDF). Dhivehi Observer. The President's Office. 29 December 2003. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2004.
- ^ Azim, Ismail (25 November 2017). "Book released honoring services of Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi". PSM News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.