Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi

Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi,, also known as Amir Abdul Sattar Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu was a Maldivian diplomat and politician. He served as many governmental ministers during his public service, eventually serving as one of the Vice Presidents of the Maldives from 1975 to 1977. He died in November 2015 in Bangkok.

Life

Didi started his public service career as secretary at the Representative Office of the Maldive Islands in Colombo in 1957. Then from 1960 to 1967 he was the representative in Ceylon. He was then Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from 1967 to 1970, and ambassador to the USA between 1968 and 1970. In the government of President Ibrahim Nasir, he was Finance Minister from October 1970 to March 1975. From Marvch 1975 to January 1977, he was one of the Vice Presidents of the Maldives together with Ahmed Hilmy Didi, Ibrahim Shihab, Ali Maniku and Hassan Zareer.
During the tenure of Nasir's successor, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, he was the Minister of Education from 1977 to 1978. He was later Minister for Fisheries in the 1980s and Minister for Health and Welfare in the 1990s. In 1998, Didi became chair of the council of the Maldives College of Higher Education. During the mass demonstrations in September 2003, he chaired a presidential commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Evan Naseem, who previously died in prison with two other inmates under unexplained circumstances.
On 26 July 2011, Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi was conferred the Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin. He was also awarded the National Exemplary Service Medal for his contributions to the nation and its people.
On 25 November 2017, Dhivehi Language Academy released a book honoring Sattar's services.