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Faleelthathuh Sheikh Hussein Salaahudheen
Faleelthathuh Sheikh Hussein Salaahudheen was born on 15 Jumaadhal Uula 1298(Muslim calendar), March 31, 1881. National Tribute
Included amongst the positions that he had undertaken in the contemporary Maldivian government are the posts of Secretary and Prime Minister for the Majlis. He also served as the Principal of Majeedhiyya School, the first institution of formal education in the Maldives. Hussein Salaahudheen became the Attorney General of Maldives at the young age on 18 years. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Maldives for a long time. Literary Tribute
Hussein Salaahudheen is considered as one of the most prolific writers of early Maldivian literature Era of Crawling), and is greatly honored for his remarkable contributions to Maldivian literature during a time where tremendous growth and innovations took place in the Maldivian literary scene. Salaahudheen is also recognized for having published some of the most famous and influential books and poems in Dhivehi. Some well-known books that he had written are, The Story of Dhon Biifaan; The Story of Thakurufaan the Great; Shaikh Zubair, being an interpretation of the works of two great Maldivian poets; Nu'umaan and Mariyam; two anthologies of poetry Morning Star I and II; and most importantly, his most famous work: the Biography of Prophet Muhammad in which he translated and combined various Arabic books about the Prophet into Dhivehi. Hussein Salaahudheen died on 16th Zulqaidha 1367(Muslim calendar), November 14, 1947. He is buried in Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
