the global headlines three years ago when he held a cabinet meeting
under water to highlight global warming and the threat to his atoll
nation.
In an innovative move aimed at grabbing attention, Nasheed and his
ministers were in full scuba gear as they met for about 30 minutes at
a depth of six metres just north of the capital Male in 2009.
Nasheed was the first democratically elected president in the history
of the Maldives, said the president's official website
presidencymaldives.gov.mv.
He was elected president Oct 28, 2008, defeating incumbent president
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Maldives from 1978-2008.
read more at http://www.pravasitoday.com/mohamed-nasheed-held-worlds-first-underwater-cabinet-meeting
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