President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has conveyed his condolences to the family of the late Hussain Mohamed upon his passing. Former Parliamentarian Hussain Mohamed passed away at the age of 71, while undergoing treatment at Tree Top Hospital.
In his message, the president expressed deep sorrow upon learning about the loss of a close friend and recollected fond memories of their work together at the parliament. Acknowledging that Hussain Mohamed had extended invaluable services to the nation, the president expressed his sympathy to the family in their time of grief and offered his prayers for the ex-parliamentarian.
The late Hussain Mohamed served three consecutive terms at the parliament, representing Alifu Alifu Atoll from 2005 to 2009, and Mathiveri constituency from 2009 to 2019. Hussain Mohamed had also served the government for more than 28 years in various capacities, including several senior positions. These included the positions of Director General, Deputy Director General, Assistant Executive Director and the Executive Director of Television Maldives.
The late Hussain Mohamed started his government career as a Meteorological Observer at the Airport Office on September 11, 1972. He then worked on translating foreign news to the local language and specialised in international news research, and curating news articles for the local audience. He worked at the newsroom of the Department of Information and Broadcasting and Dhivehi Raajjeyge Adu working news translations. He later joined the Maldives Education Development Centre as the Assistant Director, where he devised several programmes for the development of the education sector of the country. He last served as the Deputy Minister for Education, before leaving the government on August 6, 2008.
Hussain Mohamed was a recipient of the Diamond Pen for his invaluable services to journalism throughout his career.