Mohamed Zahir Hussain

Dr. Mohamed Zahir Hussain,(Dhivehi:ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ޒާހިރު ޙުސައިން) is the Chancellor of Maldives National University[1] and the former Minister of Education[2] as well as the Minister of Youth and Sports[3] of the Maldives. He resigned from the post of Youth Minister in the year 2004 but was again appointed as a senior minister (a special advisor to the president)[4] in 2006 and served in the cabinet of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom until 2008 presidential election. In 2008, he was conferred the distinguished "Order of Izzuddin" by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[5] He is also the Chairman/Owner of the newspaper Haveeru Daily which was established in 1978.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://sun.mv/english/1987
  2. ↑ "A Minister Who Goes To School Thrice A Week". New Straits Times. 2 June 1989. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "Lankan sportsmen invited to Maldives". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 20 September 2002. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "The President appoints three Senior Ministers and four Ministers". Maldives News Bulletin (Department of Information). 20 April 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv/home/files/bulletinx_det.php?id_news=1070
  6. ↑ "About Haveeru Daily". Haveeru Daily. Retrieved 16 March 2011.