Mohamed Zaki

Who is Mohamed Zaki?

Mohamed Zaki, also known as Nazaki Zaki or Sandhaanu Zaki, is a businessman and politician in the Maldives.

Zaki is the founder of Nazaki Services Pvt Ltd, which is a well-known company in the Maldives. While being a business man, he is also a part-time politician in the opposition party MDP Maldivian Democratic Party. He is among the few political figures in the Maldives who had stood up against a corrupt Government during the time when there was no freedom of speech in the country. The struggle that he and others had undergone has made a political impact within just 4 to 5 years.

In 2007, Maldivians were able to speak openly against the government and the police without the fear of being arrested, beaten, or tortured. This was a complete change compared to the year 2003. In October 2008, the first Maldivian democratic presidential elections were held, where people voted for a change in government, causing the Maldivian Democratic Party presidential candidate Mohamed Nasheed to be the new incoming President. As government posts are decided by the President, Mohamed Zaki was appointed the new Maldives Ambassador to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei in 2008.