Saturday, November 22, 2008
Former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir dead
Former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir deadFormer Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir died last evening at a hospital in Singapore, his grand-son Ibrahim Nasir has confirmed, according to Maldivian media reports.
The 82-year old, who has been in exile in Singapore since his office ended in 1978, passed away after being critically ill in the intensive care unit of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
He has previously suffered from kidney problems and the prospects of a recovery have been slim for some time.
Former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir
Ruler of the Maldives from 1968 to 1978, Nasir is credited with bringing about Maldivian independence. The country had previously been a British protectorate. Some hail him as a national hero due to his involvement in deals which saw Maldives gain full independence in 1965.
He is also credited with introducing the current school curriculum, modernising the fisheries industry and initiating tourism in Maldives, now Maldives' biggest earner. But he has also been criticised for human rights abuses and the use of authoritarian methods against opponents, such as a crackdown on a 1959 breakaway republic in the south of the country. As prime minister in 1962, Nasir sent a militia from the capital, Malé, to suppress islanders of Gaaf Dhaal Thinadhoo after they declared a breakaway state in the southern atolls.
In 1981, he was sentenced by President Gayoom in absentia for alleged corruption and planning a coup, but he was later pardoned. Nasir has been in retirement in Singapore since ex-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom took power 30 years ago. President Nasir’s body to be brought back for state funeral , the Funeral will be held on Monday afternoon (24th November 2009). Following the funeral ceremony, a book of condolence will be kept open at the President’s Office, Government Ministries, Atoll Offices, and Island Offices and at Government Missions abroad. .National flag has been lowered to half mast to symbolize the national loss and 23 November Sunday is declared a national holiday following the death of Ibrahim Nasir.
The 82-year old, who has been in exile in Singapore since his office ended in 1978, passed away after being critically ill in the intensive care unit of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
He has previously suffered from kidney problems and the prospects of a recovery have been slim for some time.
Former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir
Ruler of the Maldives from 1968 to 1978, Nasir is credited with bringing about Maldivian independence. The country had previously been a British protectorate. Some hail him as a national hero due to his involvement in deals which saw Maldives gain full independence in 1965.
He is also credited with introducing the current school curriculum, modernising the fisheries industry and initiating tourism in Maldives, now Maldives' biggest earner. But he has also been criticised for human rights abuses and the use of authoritarian methods against opponents, such as a crackdown on a 1959 breakaway republic in the south of the country. As prime minister in 1962, Nasir sent a militia from the capital, Malé, to suppress islanders of Gaaf Dhaal Thinadhoo after they declared a breakaway state in the southern atolls.
In 1981, he was sentenced by President Gayoom in absentia for alleged corruption and planning a coup, but he was later pardoned. Nasir has been in retirement in Singapore since ex-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom took power 30 years ago. President Nasir’s body to be brought back for state funeral , the Funeral will be held on Monday afternoon (24th November 2009). Following the funeral ceremony, a book of condolence will be kept open at the President’s Office, Government Ministries, Atoll Offices, and Island Offices and at Government Missions abroad. .National flag has been lowered to half mast to symbolize the national loss and 23 November Sunday is declared a national holiday following the death of Ibrahim Nasir.
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My deepest condolences go out to his children, esp his daughter. May they find peace and strength.
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