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- ↑ "MALDIVES MINISTER OF JUSTICE CONCLUDES VISIT". Kuwait News Agency . 4 June 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ↑ "Previous Speakers". People's Majlis . Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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