Abdulla Hameed

Abdulla Hameed, (31 March 193918 August 2015) was a Maldivian politician. He was the Minister of Atolls during the administration of his brother Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Hameed was the Speaker of the Majlis from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was a recipient of the Order of Distinguished Rule of Izzuddeen. Hameed was the Minister of Atolls at the time and his speech was interpreted as an official claim over the island. The speech caused a minor diplomatic crisis between India and the Maldives, because the two countries had agreed to a maritime boundary treaty whereby Minicoy was placed on the Indian side of the boundary. President Gayoom hurriedly clarified that Hameed's speech was intended to highlight the linguistic, cultural, and religious ties between the Maldives and Minicoy and that the Maldives was not intending to make a political claim over the atoll. The order was a follow-up to the April 2011 request of the Court for the police to locate Hameed, who as of 2011 was believed to reside in Sri Lanka.

Death Hameed died on 18 August 2015 in Bangalore while receiving treatment for heart failure. He was given a state funeral . The national flag was flown on half mast for three days following his death. The funeral prayer was held in Masjid-ul Sultan Mohamed Thakurufaanu-al Auzam after Isha prayer, the prayer was led by Gayoom.