Mohamed Zahir Hussain | |
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ޙައްމަދު ޒާހިރު ޙުސައިން | |
Chancellor of the Islamic University of Maldives | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
President | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
President | Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom |
Senior Minister (Special Advisor to the President) | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
President | Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom |
Chairman of Haveeru Daily | |
In office 1978–2016 | |
Chancellor of Maldives National University | |
In office 2012–2018 | |
President | Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik |
Preceded by | Dr Mustafa Luthfee |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1990–2002 | |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | Maldives |
Nationality | Maldivian |
Spouse | Naalia Ibrahim Kaleyfaan |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Chancellor |
Dr. Mohamed Zahir Hussain,(Dhivehi:ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ޒާހިރު ޙުސައިން) is the chancellor of the Islamic University of Maldives.[1] He was appointed by the former president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[1] He was also the chancellor of Maldives National University[2] and the former Minister of Education[2][3] as well as the Minister of Youth and Sports[4] 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)[5] 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.[6] He is also the Chairman/Owner of the newspaper Haveeru Daily which was established in 1978.[7] His wife was Naalia Ibrahim Kaleyfaan, who died in 2021 while receiving treatment at ADK Hospital. She was a teacher at Aminiya School for 25 years, and the first chancellor of the Islamic University of Maldives.[8] Zahir has three children – Leena Zahir Hussain, Vail Zahir Hussain and Lubna Zahir Hussain.[8]