Waheed was the first citizen of the Maldives to receive a Ph.D., having received it at Stanford University in the U.S., and reportedly the first person to appear on Maldivian Television.
Waheed adalah orang Maladewa pertama yang menerima gelar Ph.D. setelah menerima itu di Universitas Stanford, Amerika Serikat, dan kabarnya orang pertama yang muncul di televisi Maladewa.