Afrasheem Ali

Afraasheem Ali
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2012
ConstituencyUngoofaaru (Raa Atoll)
Personal details
BornUngoofaru, Raa Atoll, Maldives
Died(2012-10-02)2 October 2012
Henveiru, Malé, Maldives
Political partyProgressive Party of Maldives
Other political
affiliations		Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (2007–2011)
Alma materInternational Islamic University Malaysia (PhD)

Afrasheem Ali (died 2 October 2012) was a Maldivian politician who was a member of the People's Majlis for the Progressive Party of Maldives representing Raa Atoll Ungoofaru Constituency, in the 17th sitting of the Maldives Parliament.

Education

Ali went to the International Islamic University Malaysia and did his Doctor of Philosophy.[1]

Career

After completing his PhD, he returned to the Maldives in 2007 and joined the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP).[1] He also held the position of Director General of the Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the advisor to the Minister.[1] He was elected as the People's Majlis member for the Ungoofaru constituency in the 2009 Maldivian parliamentary election.[1] He was also one of the members of the council of the DRP and the president of the religious affairs council.[1] In October 2011, he switched to the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and became a council member and the president of the religious affairs council.[1] He held the position of Vice President of the Judicial Service Commission.[1]

Death

Dr Afrasheem was murdered near his residence on 2 October 2012. He was already pronounced dead when brought to ADK Hospital that day.[2][3]

The investigation to the death of Dr Afrasheem was one of the largest scale operations carried out by the Maldives Police Service with regular press briefings. On 23 May 2013 Hussain Humam, a suspect apprehended related to the stabbing of Dr Afrasheem, confessed to the murder, which he later retracted as he alleged he was coeerced to by then State Minister for Home Affairs Mohamed Fayaz.[4][5] Humam was convicted, and sentenced to death. His execution would be the first for over sixty years in the Maldives if it is carried out. Amnesty International reports that it has serious concerns about the trial and conviction.[6] His execution was halted by a request of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "ޑރ.އަފްރާޝީމް ޢަ ލީގެ މަރުގެ މައްސަލައިގެ" [Dr. Afrasheem Ali's murder report] (PDF). The President's Office (in Divehi). Commission on Disappearances and Deaths. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Ungoofaaru MP Dr. Afraasheem Ali passes away following incident of violent stabbing". People's Majlis. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ Robinson, JJ (2 October 2012). "PPM MP Dr Afrasheem found brutally murdered". Minivan News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Humam confesses to the murder of Dr. Afraasheem". Miadhu News. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
  5. ^ Mohamed, Hassan (3 June 2015). "Convict alleges attempts to coerce confession to killing Dr AfrasheemQ". Minivan News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "The first execution in 60 years – help stop this". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ "UN rights committee requests halt to Humam's execution". Maldives Independent. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2024.


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