Naseema Mohamed
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Naseema Mohamed | |
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.jpg) Naseema Mohamed in 2019 | |
| First Lady of the Maldives | |
| In office 31 May 1969 – 11 November 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Mariyam Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Nasreena Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1940 Malé, Maldives |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ismail Nasir Aisha Nasir |
| Occupation | Linguist and Historian |
| Awards | National Exemplary Service Medal |
Naseema Mohamed, NIIV (also known as Naseema Mohamed Kaleyfaanu) is a Maldivian politician who served as the First Lady of the Maldives from 1969 to 1978 and the third wife of former President Ibrahim Nasir. She is also a scholar on Maldivian history and culture.
After Ibrahim Nasir went into self-exile to Singapore on 7 December 1978, Naseema continued to live in Malé and worked as a historian for the National Centre for Linguistic and Historic Research.[1] She has written extensively on early Maldivian history and the Dhivehi language.[1] She had also previously worked as a nurse. Currently working for Dhivehi Bahuge Academy. She worked at the Maldives National Museum, retiring in 2011.[2] She received the National Exemplary Service Medal in 2011.[3]
Naseema served as an advisor to the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage.[4][5]
