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Aneesa Ahmed
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| Born | 29 September 1949 |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Known for | Women's rights activist Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs |
Aneesa Ahmed, NIIV (Dhivehi: އަނީސާ އަހްމަދު; born 29 September 1949) is a Maldivian women's rights activist who served as the Deputy Speaker of People's Majlis from 2004 to 2009.
She studied as a Humphrey Fellow at Pennsylvania State University from 1985 to 1986. She later served as Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs in Maldives, where she brought up the subject of domestic violence although it was taboo to do so. After her service in government, she founded the non-governmental organization "Hope for Women" and led sessions about gender-based violence with police, students, and others. .....
She received a 2012 International Women of Courage Award. She was the second Maldivian woman to receive an International Women of Courage Award.
On 26 July 2013, Aneesa received the Order of Izzuddin by president Mohamed Waheed Hassan.
