Name Naushad Waheed Siblings Mohammed Waheed Hassan | Nephews Salim Waheed | |
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Parents Hassan Ibrahim Maniku, Aishath Moosa Nieces Fidha Waheed, Widhadh Waheed People also search for Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Hassan Ibrahim Maniku, Aishath Moosa, Ilham Hussain | ||
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Naushad Waheed (born December 15, 1962 in Malé) is a cartoonist and painter in the Maldives. He was detained by the government for four months following the publication of one of his cartoons in the magazine Hukuru in 1999. In 2001 he was arrested for participating in debates critical of the government, tried for treason, and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was released on February 22, 2006. Naushad Waheed is also the brother of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan, a former Member of Parliament, a leading political figure in the Maldives. And the 5th president of Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013. He was appointed as Deputy High Commissioner of Maldives to the UK in 2008 after the new government settled into place.
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