Naushad Waheed | |
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ނައުޝަދު ވަހީދު | |
| Born | Naushad Waheed Hassan Manik 15 December 1962 Machchangolhi, Malé, Maldives |
| Spouse | Aishath Hussain (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Mohamed Waheed Hassan (brother) |
| Deputy Ambassador of the Maldives to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2008 –16 February 2012 | |
| President | Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Waheed Hassan |
Naushad Waheed Hassan Manik (born 15 December 1962) is a cartoonist and painter from the Maldives.
Manik was born on 15 December 1962 in Machchangolhi,Malé,Maldives. [1] [2] He studied in Majeediyya School. [2] In 1976,he undertook his first art class,soon becoming more interested in arts. [1] In 1978,he went to South India and was influenced by his art master. [1] In 1980,he was awarded the best all round artist in his school. [1]
In 1987,he met Suzanne Pruner,in California,US [1] Pruner financed Manik to study at Art Instruction School in Minneapolis,Minnesota. [1] [2]
Manik participated in the 4th South Asian art biennale,held in Dhaka,Bangladesh,where he met several Asian artists. [1] [2] After Manik was imprisoned in 1990 for drawing a political cartoon,his fame grew as a political cartoonist. [1] In 1993,Qasim Ibrahim commissioned Manik to draw 1200 canvases. [1] In that same year,Manik drew a controversial portrait of president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,which stunned locals. [1]
He was appointed as Deputy High Commissioner of Maldives to the UK in 2008,later resigning in 2012 after the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed. [3] [4] He was later reappointed at an unknown date and later dismissed on 13 September 2023 after calling Mohamed Nasheed the 'founder of democracy in the Maldives.' [5]
Manik was taken as a political prisoner in 1990 after drawing a political cartoon in a public weekly newspaper. [1] He spent three years in house arrest,but was later pardoned by president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. [1]
He was detained by the government for four months following the publication of one of his cartoons in the magazine Hukuru in 1999. [6] Manik's charge was retaliatory. [6] In 2001,he was arrested for participating in debates critical of the government,tried for treason,and sentenced to 15 years in prison. [3] He was released on 22 February 2006. [7]
While Manik was imprisoned,he was named an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. [8]
Manik is the brother of former president Mohamed Waheed Hassan. [3] Manik has been married to Aishath Hussain since 1989,and has had two children. [1]
Naushad received the President's award in 1997 for his drawings. [2]