President’s Office has revealed 58 individuals will receive awards during this year’s National Awards Ceremony.
The President's Office has disclosed details regarding the National Awards, scheduled to be conferred by the President during the special function to commemorate this year's National Unity Day. The ceremony will be held at 2030 hours on December 26 at Republic Square in Male’ City.
The President’s Office revealed the National Award of Honour will be presented to 14 individuals this year, and the National Award of Recognition will be given to 24 individuals. The winners were selected by the National Awards Committee, established by the President for the task. They added that 6 of the 14 winners of the National Award of Honour had won the National Award of Recognition in previous years.
Moreover, the President’s Office revealed 20 individuals will receive the President's National Award for Special Achievement this year. The recipients of these awards were selected by the Specials Achievement Awards Committee, also established by the President for the task. Of these, 13 are individuals who had achieved the highest rank in their course at their higher education institution, 6 are individuals who had achieved the highest position in an international competition or exhibition, and one individual who had achieved exceptional distinction in completing studies at MQA rank 10.
Furthermore, the President will also confer special medals to four individuals who have memorised the Holy Quran entirely while attaining the highest grade.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will address the nation during the ceremony and the Minister of Home Affairs, Imran Abdullah, is scheduled to speak regarding National Unity Day. The ceremony will also include a moment of silence in remembrance of those who were lost or had lost their lives in the 2004 Tsunami.