Hassan Farid Didi
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Hassan Farid Didi (1901–1944) was a Maldivian royal and a statesmen. He was the Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon.
Born as the younger son of the Prince
Abdul Majeed Didi, later Sultan Elect of the Maldives and Princess Veyoge Ruqia Don Goma, the daughter of Sultan
Hassan Nooraddeen II. His twin brother Muhammad Fareed Didi
was the last Sultan of the Maldives.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
in Ceylon, he returned to Malé in the 1920's. Appointed Treasurer and Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1933; Minister for Home Affairs 1934 to 1939. During World War II
he served as Maldive's Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon from 1942 to 1944. He was killed whilst en rout to Colombo when his ship, the 249 ton British naval trawler
HMS Maaløy (J136) was torpedoed by U-510, 27th March 1944.
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Hassan Farid Didi (1901–1944) was a Maldivian royal and a statesmen. He was the Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon.
Born as the younger son of the Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Abdul Majeed Didi, later Sultan Elect of the Maldives and Princess Veyoge Ruqia Don Goma, the daughter of Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Hassan Nooraddeen II. His twin brother Muhammad Fareed Didi
Muhammad Fareed Didi
King Muhammad Fareed Didi , the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi . Muhammed Fareed Didi was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian Monarch to assume the title of "King" with the style of "Your Majesty". He was the Sultan of Maldives from March 7, 1954 until November 11, 1968...
was the last Sultan of the Maldives.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
in Ceylon, he returned to Malé in the 1920's. Appointed Treasurer and Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1933; Minister for Home Affairs 1934 to 1939. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he served as Maldive's Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon from 1942 to 1944. He was killed whilst en rout to Colombo when his ship, the 249 ton British naval trawler
Naval trawler
A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust boats designed to work...
HMS Maaløy (J136) was torpedoed by U-510, 27th March 1944.