Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed ( Dhivehi: މ ު ހ ަ އ ް މ ަ ދ ު ނ ަ ޝ ީ ދ ު, born May 17, 1967), known as Annie, was from 2008 to 2012 President of the Maldives. The oceanographer, B. A. and former journalist was succeeded by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the country for thirty years. Gained international recognition Nasheed et al through its media effectively work for sharper CO ₂ reduction targets during the climate summit in Copenhagen in 2009. Mohamed Nasheed resigned from his position as president after protests of the population and after a mutiny by rebellious police officers on 7 February 2012.

Political Activities

The Sunni Muslim Mohamed Nasheed was Member of Parliament for the constituency of Malé and was arrested in 2001 without, undisclosed reasons. Amnesty International alleged that the reasons for his arrest were politically motivated. He had been imprisoned since 1989 13 times. For example, he was looked after in April 1996 as a prisoner of conscience of the human rights organization. At this time the arrest was carried out because of his work as a freelance journalist. Later, he was condemned for this reason to two years imprisonment.

Mohamed Nasheed is co-founder of the Democratic Party of Maldives. As early as 2001 was, among others, with his signature, a permit establishing the Maldivian Democratic Party requested. The application was not approved by the government agencies. At the inception, it was only in 2005, as in the island nation after protests opposition was allowed. Mohamed Nasheed was the same as other opposition politicians also continue to be hampered in his political work.

Presidential election

Mohamed Nasheed was elected on 28 October 2008 as President of the Maldives. In the first ballot Mohamed Nasheed became even against the ruling for thirty years President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as the best result of five opposition candidates almost 25 percent of the vote. Gayoom received 41 percent and thus missed the absolute majority. In the second ballot Mohamed Nasheed was able to prevail with a voter turnout of about 75 percent as the only opposition candidate with 54 percent.

In his campaign Mohamed Nasheed called for the improvement of the health system, privatization of state trading enterprises and the fight against corruption. He also promised to convert the presidential palace in the first university in the country. In the otherwise "dirty campaign " he was put in by the then President of wanting to convert Muslims to Christianity. In contrast, Nasheed described the president as a dictator, which until then in the island state, nobody did publicly and with impunity.

After the election, he announced that he wanted to open up the country without restriction. Currently, there are islands which, although inhabited by the native population, but are not accessible to tourists. In addition, he wanted more open the country to trade and foreign investment.

Other activities and resignation

In media relations campaigns President Nasheed is trying to make the world public to the imminent demise of his country in the wake of global warming and to gain attention for the goal of limiting the CO ₂ content of the atmosphere at 350 ppm.

End of December 2011 has ordered a closure of spas in hundreds of luxury hotels, the government of the Maldives. The move is a response to protests against " anti-Islamic activities " in the country, the office of the President Nasheed said in a statement with. Thousands of islanders came to an end " anti-Islamic activities " required at a protest rally organized by the opposition. Among other groups, the opposition Justice Party accused President Mohammed Nasheed to undermine the principles of Islam.

On February 6, 2012 There came against him to an attempted coup. Mutineers from the police and the protesters had taken over the state radio. Nasheed came back to it during the day to end the conflict. Tensions escalated after a month earlier Abdulla Mohamed, Judge at the Constitutional Court, was arrested, who had arranged to release a government critic.

On 8 October 2012, the police took him for his refusal to appear before court to. He is accused of abuse of power.

Mohammed Nasheed is Ambassador of the climate protection organization 350.org.

Film

2011 was a film about Mohamed Nasheed's struggle for the survival of his country in the face of an impending sea level rise to the movies. This is titled "The Iceland President" and acts primarily by Nasheed 's efforts at the end of the climate conference in Copenhagen in 2009 but still a binding CO ₂ reduction target in the final document to anchor.