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For information about the Maldivian people as a whole, see Demographics of the Maldives and Culture of the Maldives. Maldivians are persons from the Maldives , or of Maldivian descent. Below is a list of notable Maldivians :
Maldivians (Dhivehi pronunciation: [diˈʋehiŋ]; Dhivehi: ދިވެހިން, romanized: dhivehin) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group and nation native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands, present day Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.
The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia. Including the sea, the territory spans roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi), with a land area of 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi). The Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states, and the smallest Muslim country by land area.
Mohamed Nasheed GCSK (Dhivehi: މުހައްމަދު ނަޝީދު; born 17 May 1967), also known as Anni (Dhivehi: އަންނި), is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as president of the Maldives from 2008 until his resignation in 2012. [2] A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, [3] he subsequently served as the 19th ...
Adnan Hussain. Fathimath Saeed. Ibrahim Shihab. Maryam Saeed. Hussain Salahuddin (Dhivehi: ހުސެއިން ސަލާހުއްދީން; April 14, 1881 – September 20, 1948), [1][2] was an influential Maldivian writer, poet, essayist and scholar. [3] Salahuddin was one of the most prolific writers of early modern Maldivian literature at a time ...
Diguvando. Fuvahmulah. The culture of the Maldives is derived from a number of sources, the most important of which is its proximity to the shores of Sri Lanka and South India. The population is mainly Indo-Aryan from the anthropological point of view. Islam is considered the religion of the country and only Muslims can become legal citizens.
The Maldives received rice in exchange for cowry shells. The Bengal-Maldives cowry shell trade was the largest shell currency trade network in history. [31] In the Maldives, ships could take on fresh water, fruit and the delicious, basket-smoked red flesh of the black bonito, a delicacy exported to Sindh, China and Yemen. The people of the ...
The Maldives debuted at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, with seven athletes competing in athletics. Ismail Asif Waheed took part in the 100 and 200 metres but failed to advance to the next round. Ahmed Shageef ran the 400 metres with a time of 50.61 seconds, finishing 67th overall and failing to advance to the semi finals.