Ibrahim Hussein Zaki

Ibrahim Hussein Zaki (born 1947) is a politician of the Maldives.

Zaki in 2011

Zaki is a former Cabinet Minister of the Maldives government: from 11 November 1993 to 10 November 1998, he was Minister of Tourism.[1] He served as the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993.[2] He was also appointed Special Envoy to President Mohamed Nasheed.[3]

In November 2006, Zaki, then acting President of the MDP, was arrested for "inciting enmity against the lawful government".[4]

In November 2012, Zaki and his son Mohamed Hamdan Zaki were among the arrested in Hondaidhoo Island in the Maldives along with two other Members of Parliament, in an alcohol and drug related bust.[5], along MDP parliament members Abdulla Jabir and Hamid Abdul Ghafoor.[6]

Upon release, he went into exile in India, but returned on 12 August 2013 to support the MDP in the upcoming election.[3] Fresh charges were then forwarded for prosecution by the Police.[7]

References
  1. "Former Ministers". www.tourism.gov.mv. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. Sheldon, Jared (23 April 2011). "Maldives to Host SAARC Summit in November". The Maldives: Travel News Maldives. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Zaki ends 'self-exile,' returns to Maldives". Haveeru Daily. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. United States Department of State; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.; United States (August 2008). Country reports on human rights practices for 2007 : report submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate. Washington, DC, USA: United States Government Printing Office. p. 2260. ISBN 9780160813993. OCLC 437033692. Retrieved 30 April 2011. See also: United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
  5. "Police Video: Hondaidhoo Raid". Haveeru Daily Youtube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. "Criminal Court orders police to present Zaki and Siyam to hearing – Minivan News – Archive". minivannewsarchive.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. Muizzu, Ibrahim (26 October 2013). "Zaki also charged in alcohol bust". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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