Ahmed Ismail Manik

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Ahmed Ismail Manik AKA Sikka - The biggest contributor of the MDP. In 1969, along with Mohamed Nasheed (Annie)’s father, Sikka hired hit man Abdulla Luthfee to assassinate^{[citation needed]} the then Maldives President Ibrahim Nasir.

In 1988, Sikka hired a group of Tamil mercenaries to invade the Maldives. This coupe attempt claimed 19 lives. He was arrested, and sentenced to death by the High Court, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom granted him a stay of execution and his sentence was commuted to a life term. However he was released after several years in jail.