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Majid's Addu family

Flag of the Maldives until 1903	Majid Abdul-Wahhab	Man in Space
Flag of the Maldives until 1903	Fatima Sitti (& Mohamed Maandoogey Manippulu also known as Abdul Wahhab Manippulu)
1910
	Bodufenvalhugey Seedi also known as Chief Justice Hussain Afifuddine (& Bodugalugey Aishah Didi)	World War I
1880 1850	Zuleykha Bodufenvalhugey Don Manike (& Mohamed Kuda Seedi son of Ibrahim el-Hussainy Dorhy Kaleygefan son of Aminah Fan daughter of Mohamed Thakurufan, Kateeb and chief judge of Maradoo in Addu Atoll)	Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
1880 1850	Chief Justice Ibrahim Majduddine (& Aminah Kambaadi Kilegefan daughter of Kuda-Edurugey Hassan Faamuladeyri Thakurufan son of Junior Master Moosa son of Ali Manikfan son of First Minister of the Exchequer Ahmed Manikfan son of Mohamed Manikfan)	Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
1800	Jurist Moosa also known as Master Thakkhan (& Fatima Fan daughter of Don Aabugey Sikka Ismail Thakurufan)	Treaty of Waitangi
1800	Don Ali Thakurufan also known as Edurugey Don Ali Khateeb (& Aminah Raniya daughter of Aysha Raniya daughter of Zuleykha daughter of Ibrahim Thakurufan son of Don Seediboo son of Khadija daughter of Don Adhella Khateeb son of Don Sittiya daughter of Kalhihaaraa)	Treaty of Waitangi
	Professor Mariyam (& Khateeb Ismail also known as Master Beyya)	French Revolution
1750	Mohamed	American Independence
	Junior Minister Professor Ali	Captain Cook sails to New Zealand
1700	Junior Minister Professor Ismail	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established
	Ahmed
	Sanfah also known as Beefaanu	King Charles I of England executed
1650	Master Ali Thakurufan
1600	Master Don Thakurufan also known as Junior Minister Professor Abd-es-Salaam	Abel Tasman sights New Zealand
1550		Shakespeare
1500	Junior Minister Professor el-haj Ibrahim Shaheed el-Mukarram	Mogul Empire established

Translation Notes

Junior Minister is wazir es-saghir. It is possible that this was the Arabic translation of Atoluverin or Atoll Chief. There were junior ministers called kuda vazeeru in the Sultan's court. Kuda vazeeru and wazir el-saghir are identical in meaning.

Professor is el-ustaz and el-ustazah which was similar in meaning to the Divehi word eduru which translated to master, teacher, tutor, mentor. In recent times it has been used as a title for solicitors and clerics. Professor here is used more in the American rather than the Bristish or New Zealand sense.

Master is Eduru

Jurist is el-faqih a doctor of Islamic jurisprudence.

Junior Master is kuda eduru

**First Minister of the Exchequer is bodu bandeyri .** Bandeyri was derived from banda-veri meaning keeper of the stores. Banda or bandu was derived from bangudaaru meaning the Exchequer in the Bristish sense. The Bodu Bandeyri was the most important minister in the Sultan's court and was often the Prime Minister. The premiership was less often held by a minister with the title of Handeygirin.

Kateeb or khateeb is left without translation. Kateebs were the chief administrative and ecclesiastical officials in islands outside Male with a population in excess of 40 adult males (this quorum was instituted in the late 16th century). Today the Kateeb is the chief administrative official in islands outside Male. In Male, kateebs were purely ecclesiastical functionaries.

Acknowledgement: Addu Meedhoo Homepage (click to open and then scroll to view)

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