Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa (; born 4 November 1968), also known as Sappé, is a Maldivian editor-in-chief and politician who served as the first Envoy for Science and Technology to be appointed by the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. He was appointed to his position on 11 March 2009 and resigned from the Maldivian government on 9 February 2012, soon after President Nasheed's government was allegedly overthrown by President Mohammed Waheed Hassan two days earlier. Moosa is among those who campaigned for democracy and human rights which led to the end of the 30-year rule of Gayoom in November 2008. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the news website Dhivehi Observer.
Moosa is a senior member of the Maldivian Democratic Party and was elected to its first General Council. He was a widely outspoken critic of the former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He lived in self-proclaimed exile in the United Kingdom with his family from 2003 to 2008. The opposition Coalition won the Presidential Election held in October 2008.
Moosa resides in Glasgow, United Kingdom as of 2009.
Early and personal life
Moosa was born in Malé, Maldives. He first married in 1995 and had three sons from that marriage: Adam, Michael and Daniel. He married secondly Fathimath Moosa, with whom he had a son and a daughter, Alexander and Enya. He later married Aminath Moosa and had a daughter, Emma.
Before his political career began, Moosa filled several government and private company posts. He also managed and ran his own businesses. In March 1999 he founded A Company Pvt Ltd.
Education
Moosa completed his secondary education at the Malé English School, Malé. In 1990 he acquired General Certificate of Education with distinction in all subjects, from Asmai Secondary School, Kuwait. On 13 July 1995 he graduated from University of Glasgow with a BEng with honours in mechanical engineering.
External links
- Dhivehi Observer, a satirically political website by Moosa