President confers November 3 Shield on five individuals

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has conferred November 3 Shields on five individuals at the official Victory Day ceremony.

The recipients were the surviving heroes of the recce patrol team deployed during the attempted coup on 3 November 1988. They are:

- Sergeant First Class (Retd) Ibrahim Shareef
- Staff Sergeant (Retd) Hussain Ali
- Sergeant (Retd) Hussain Manik
- Corporal (Retd) Abdullah Naseem
- Lance Corporal (Retd) Abdullah Mufeed

The President also launched the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF)’s album of patriotic songs and delivered an address to the nation at the ceremony.