Hamdhan Shakeel
Hamdhan Shakeel | |||
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| Born | 23 June 1991 Malé | ||
| Nationality | Maldivian | ||
| Citizenship | Maldives | ||
| Alma mater | Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur | ||
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Hamdhan Shakeel (Dhivehi: ޙަމްދާން ޝަކީލް born 23 June 1991) is a Maldivian entrepreneur, journalist, and social activist. He co-founded [1]the Maldives News Network (MNN).
Early life and education
Born in the capital city Malé, Hamdhan Shakeel grew up attending local schools including Majeediyya School and the Centre for Higher Secondary Education. He later attended the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) in Malaysia where he studied engineering.
Career
Retuning from Malaysia he entered into the construction industry as an Operations Manager. It was during his years of activism that he was drawn into journalism. After years of social activism and journalism, Hamdhan Shakeel founded the Maldives News Network[2] in 2020, which has since become one of the largest online English newspapers in the Maldives. Since then Hamdhan Shakeel has been featured on many international publications on his writings on geopolitics and socioeconomics. Major international news organizations such as Xinhua News Agency[3], The Nation (Thailand)[4] (Thailand) and was even mentioned by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Foriegn Ministry's Spokesperson Zhao Lijian in an international press conference[5].
In 2020 he was faced with legal action[6] from the First Lady of Maldives Fazna Ahmed following the publication of an article titled "MNN Exclusive: City Hall- Delta of Corruption", which uncovered a corruption case in the Maldives with possible links to the First Lady. Shakeel and Maldives News Network (MNN) was summoned to the Maldives Media Council.
Personal Life
Hamdhan Shakeel is the youngest of a family of 8. His elder Brother Mohamed Shakeel is a former Minister of State for the Ministry of Economic Development and later served as the Secretary General of the opposition party Progressive Party of Maldives[7]. He is also siblings with Ibrahim Shakeel, who was the Acting Head of the Central Bank's Financial Investigation Unit and later a member[8] of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Maldives. Hamdhan Shakeel is married with two children.
References
- ↑ "Hamdhan Shakeel, Author at Maldives News Network". Maldives News Network. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "Business Portal - Ministry of Economic Development". business.egov.mv. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "Pundits, media urge science, oppose politization of COVID-19 origin tracing - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "U.S. politicization on COVID-19 origin tracing a false flag operation: media". nationthailand. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks". au.china-embassy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "Law firm refutes accusations against First Lady, seeks apology from 'Maldives News Network'". web.archive.org. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "PPM appoints new Secretary General". The Edition. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ "Members - Anti-Corruption Commission". web.archive.org. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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