President Muizzu Awards November 3 Medal of Honor to Five Retired Soldiers Who Patrolled During 1988 Coup Attempt

President Mohamed Muizzu presented the November 3 Medal of Honor to five retired personnel of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) during an official ceremony held last night to mark Nasru's Day. The recipients are five individuals currently alive among those who went out on patrol during the attempted coup on November 3, 1988. The medal winners are: Staff Sergeant (Retired) Hussein Ali, who was the leader of one of the two teams that went out on patrol with the Recce Patrol. He began serving in the military on November 12, 1962, and retired on November 11, 2002, after more than 40 years of service. When the attack began, he was on duty with the Task Force Counter. Sergeant First Class (Retired) Ibrahim Sharif, who joined the military services on November 4, 1981, as a Private. He retired on January 4, 2012, after more than thirty years of service. Sergeant (Retired) Hussein Maanik, who began serving in the military on June 18, 1979, and retired on November 23, 1998, after more than forty years of service. Corporal (Retired) Abdullah Naseem, a member of the Task Force, who joined the military services on July 6, 1976, and retired on December 30, 1990, after more than fourteen years of service. When the attack began, Naseem was inside the military camp. Lance Corporal (Retired) Abdullah Mufeed, who joined the military services on February 27, 1982, and retired on January 11, 1990, after more than eight years of service.