Moosa Ali, a renowned Maldivian teacher who served the Maldivian state for nearly 50 years, passed away today.
Moosa Ali passed away after a long period of illness. It is learned that he passed away while receiving treatment at IGMH.
Moosa Ali served the state continuously for 49 years, 10 months, and 14 days. He retired from service on May 1, 2008, following a legal amendment brought in 2008.
Having entered state service on June 17, 1958, at the age of just 16, Moosa Ali first worked as a teacher at Hameedhiyya School. He remained in that position for 14 months.
Following that, he also filled various government posts and lived in Sri Lanka for 8 years to teach Maldivian children residing in that country.
He was appointed as a teacher at Aminiya School on November 7, 1967. After serving at Aminiya for approximately four and a half years, he worked for seven years and three months as a wireless operator at the then Airport Office and Telecommunications Department.
After that, upon being transferred back as a teacher at Aminiya, he served at that school for a long duration of more than 28 years and nine months. During that period, he filled the posts of teacher, Dhivehi teacher, and supervisor.
Moosa Ali also served in the position of teacher helping with cultural activities at Aminiya for 24 years and three months, and in the position of Dhivehi Head of Department for 20 years.
While at Aminiya, he served as a member of the Department of Public Examinations' examination committee for 15 years and 10 months.
He founded Aminiya's Dhivehi literary association "Ekuverikamuge Chainu" and managed it continuously under his responsibility for 25 years. In addition, he taught in classes under the Basic Education Project launched in 1980. Furthermore, he taught Dhivehi and Islam subjects for more than 25 years at EPSS, one of the most famous private schools run in Malé during that era.
In addition to teaching, he was also an accomplished individual in authoring books.
Moosa Ali also received the Independence 25 Award and the National Award of Encouragement in the field of service to the Dhivehi language. Most recently, in 2023, he received the National Award for Public Service.
