Accomplished linguist and well-known Dhivehi teacher Abdullah Sadiq (Soadhube), on Tuesday, won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Maldivian Journalism Awards 2018.
Journalism Awards 2018In the ceremony organized by Maldives Media Council and Ministry of Home Affairs, to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Maldivian Journalism, as well as to carry out the awarding of this year's 'journalism awards', the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Sadiq in recognition of over 50 years of his services to Maldivian journalism.
Sadiq's decorated resumé include, being the first ever editor of 'Haveeru' news, outstanding contributions to the newsrooms of Television Maldives and Voice of Maldives, and contributions to 'Viyafaari Miadhu' and 'Moonlight' news.
Winners of other awards:
Winners of Journalism Awards pose for photo at Maldives Journalism Awards 2018 / PHOTO: MIHAARUWriting Awards:
Feature Category - Aminath Shifleen (Mihaaru).
Aminath Shifleen (Mihaaru) wins Journalism Award for Feature Category, beating out Aasima Nizar (Mihaaru) and Asiyath Mohamed Saeed (Mihaaru)/ PHOTO: MIHAARUPolitical Category - Moosaa Rasheed (Avas).
Moosaa Rasheed (Avas) wins Journalism Award for Political Category, beating out Fazeena Ahmed (Mihaaru) and Nazim Hassan (Avas) / PHOTO: MIHAARUSports Category - Azzam AliFulhu (Mihaaru) and Hussain Habeeb (Avas).
Azzam AliFulhu (Mihaaru) wins Journalism Award for Sports Category / PHOTO: MIHAARU
Hussain Habeeb (Avas) wins Journalism Award for Sports Category / PHOTO: MIHAARUBusiness and Economy Category - Abdullah Jameel (Mihaaru).
Abdullah Jameel (Mihaaru) wins Journalism Award for Business and Economy Category, beating out Fathmath Shanaa Mohamed (RaajjeMV) and Mohamed Afrah (Avas) / PHOTO: MIHAARULegal Category - Muizzu Ibrahim (Mihaaru).
Muizzu Ibrahim (Mihaaru) wins Journalism Award for Legal Category, beating out Nazim Hassan (Avas) / PHOTO: MIHAARUSocial Category - Ahmed Saail Ali (Mihaaru).
Ahmed Saail Ali (Mihaaru) with the Journalism Award for Social Category. He beat out Aminath Shifleen (Mihaaru) and Moosaa Rasheed (Avas) / PHOTO: MIHAARUOther Awards:
Video Journalism Award - Aminath Layaal Manik (Channel 13).
Aminath Layaal Manik (Channel 13) wins Video Journalism Award / PHOTO: MIHAARUPhoto Journalism Award - Mohamed Sharuhaan Waheed (RaajjeMV).
Mohamed Sharuhaan Waheed (RaajjeMV) wins Photo Journalism Award, beating out Hussain Waheed (Mihaaru) and Nishan Ali (Mihaaru) / PHOTO: MIHAARUMost Promising Journalist - Nazim Hassan (Avas Online)
Nazim Hassan wins Most Promising Journalist Award / PHOTO: MIHAARU