He attended all General Assembly sessions from to , working tirelessly to bring the issue of small State security to the forefront at the United Nations. In , Mr. He held that post for over 10 years, serving with a high degree of distinction and diligence and displaying strong administrative and organizational capabilities.
During his first stint as minister, Mr. He drew attention to the direct and indirect effects of climate change on the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, which reinvigorated the discourse on climate change and brought to light the multidimensional impacts of climate change. He also successfully steered the ministry through a period of sweeping political change in Maldives, skilfully displaying a willingness to engage more widely with the international community and international human rights mechanisms.
He was a Member of Parliament for five consecutive terms, from to Following the adoption of the newly promulgated democratic Constitution in and the first multiparty parliamentary elections in , Mr. During his tenure as Speaker, Mr. Shahid served as President of the conference of the Association of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Speakers and Parliamentarians, from to , and on the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, from to In a televised address to the nation, President Solih, said an investigation had been launched, and that members of the AFP would arrive on Saturday to assist local police.
It is the second time the Australia authorities have helped the Maldives with an alleged assassination attempt. Mr Solih said the latest investigation would be "swift and thorough" and that "the perpetrators would face the full force of the law". Supporters of Mr Nasheed have gathered outside the hospital where he is being treated. The situation is reported to be tense and police with riot gear have been deployed. From outside, the Maldives is a dream tourist destination with turquoise water and sandy beaches.
But most tourists do not go beyond their holiday resorts. This Indian Ocean archipelago is an Islamic country where its residents follow Islamic traditions and beliefs.
In some of the distant islands and atolls, some are conservative or even radicalised. The authorities blame the foreign hard-line preachers for the radicalisation. The Maldivian security agencies say dozens of jihadists from the Maldives went to Syria to fight on behalf of the Islamic State group and other extremist organisations. After the war ended in Syria, some of them returned.
When I met Mr Nasheed in Male in , he said the government was looking at this issue seriously. Mr Nasheed is not only a pro-democracy icon, but also someone who doesn't hesitate to talk against religious radicals.
Security agencies estimate that hundreds of youths have been radicalised and it's a big concern for them. With so many foreigners visiting the country - bringing much-needed tourism revenue - they do not want any jihadist attacks attracting international headlines. But the attack on Mr Nasheed is a clear reminder of the challenges the Maldivian authorities face. In some of the distant islands and atolls, some are conservative or even radicalised. The authorities blame foreign hard-line preachers for the radicalisation.
The Maldivian security agencies say dozens of jihadists from the Maldives went to Syria to fight on behalf of the Islamic State group and other extremist organisations. After the war ended in Syria, some of them returned. When I met Mr Nasheed in Male in , he said the government was looking at this issue seriously. Mr Nasheed is not only a pro-democracy icon, but also someone who doesn't hesitate to criticise religious radicals. Security agencies estimate that hundreds of youths have been radicalised and it's a big concern for them.
With so many foreigners visiting the country - bringing much-needed tourism revenue - they do not want jihadist attacks attracting international headlines.
But the attack on Mr Nasheed is a clear reminder of the challenges the Maldivian authorities face. Mohamed Nasheed is a leading political figure in the Maldives. After being elected to power in , he was toppled in a coup in February He was later jailed under anti-terror laws, after being found guilty of ordering the arrest of a judge while in office.
However, he was allowed to travel to the UK to receive treatment on his spine, and was then granted refugee status in He returned to the Maldives from self-imposed exile after his party won the presidential elections, and then entered parliament. Mr Nasheed is also known for his work on tackling climate change, and for his criticism of religious extremism. The Maldives is a largely Sunni Muslim nation made up of 1, individual islands south-west of the Indian sub-continent. Its political history has been unsettled since the electoral defeat of long-serving President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in ended decades of autocratic rule.
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