އަހުމަދު ޝަފީގު އިބްރާހީމް މޫސާ

**Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa** (Dhivehi: &#1927;&#1958;&#1920;&#1968;&#1929;&#1958;&#1931;&#1962; &#1949;&#1958;&#1930;&#1961;&#1934;&#1968; &#1927;&#1960;&#1924;&#1968;&#1923;&#1959;&#1920;&#1960;&#1929;&#1968; &#1929;&#1963;&#1936;&#1959;) (**b.** November 4, 1968),  commonly known as **Ahmed Moosa**  or  *sappé*, is a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party's general council. He is a  widely  outspoken critic of the current Maldivian government and the president Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom. Moosa is currently living in self-proclaimed exile in the United Kingdom with his family.

## Early and personal life
Moosa was born in Malé, Maldives. He married to Miranda Moosa in 1993, with whom  he had three sons. In 2002 they had a divorce.  Later that year he married Fathimath Moosa, with whom he had a son and a daughter.

Before his political career began, Moosa filled several government and private company posts.  He also managed and ran his own businesses. In March 1999 he founded *A* Company Private  Limited. މި ކުންފުނިން މައިގަނޑު ގޮތެއްގައި ހަރަކާތްތެރިވީ އިންޖިނިއަރިންގ، ވެބް ޑިޒައިން، ޕްރިންޓިންގ އެންޑް ޕަބްލިޝިންގ، ކޮމްޕޮޒިޝަން އޮފް ބިޒްނަސް އެންޑް މާކެޓިންގ ޕްރޮޕޯސަލްސް އެންޑް ރިޕޯޓްސް އަދި އެތައް ކަމެއްގެ ކޮންސަލްޓެންސީ މަސައްކަތްތަކުގައެވެ.

## ތަޢުލީމީ ފަސްގަނޑެވެ
Moosa completed his secondarys education at Malé English School, Malé. In 1990 he  acquired General Certificate of Education grade A, from  Asmai Secondary School,  Kuwait. On July 13, 1995 he graduated from University of Glasgow with Bachelor  of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering. Two years later, in 1997, he  graduated at University of Birmingham acquiring Master of Philosophy (Engineering) in  Metallurgy and Materials.

## ސިޔާސީ ކެރިއަރެވެ
In september 19, 2003, Evan Naseem who was serving at Maafushi jail was severely  beaten up and ultimately paid with his life; end result of a series of complicated disputes  between inmates. News broke out the following day and there was a civil unrest in the capital  city of the Maldives, Malé. International media, namely BBC, covered this unusual  event. Moosa gave an interview to BBC on the following month and left Maldives, on October 15, 2003, to United Kingdom. The interview,  however, was aired on October 17, 2003. He claims that he left the country because he  believes he would be in danger if remained in Maldives. "I have already left the country  fearing the worst" said sappé in a written statement published on his website.

He joined Maldivian Democratic Party on November 10, 2003, soon after its  official announcement and currently is a member of its general council. However, he does not  get involved with day to day operations of the party for two reasons. That is; MDP's major  operations are carried out in Sri Lanka and he operates his own website DhivehiObserver,  which is his major line of connection with the Maldivian public.

After his initial interview to BBC (October 2003), he gave several other interviews on  different occasions. They appeared to have exerted pressure on Maldivian government and were  usually responded.

## External links
*Dhivehiobserver, a satirically political website by Moosa -  *banned in the [[Maldives]]*