Naseema Mohamed

{{Short description|First Lady of the Maldives from 1969 to 1978}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2009}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Naseema Mohamed

| image = Naseema Mohamed 03 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| order = First Lady of the Maldives

| term_start = 31 May 1969

| term_end = 11 November 1978

| predecessor = Mariyam Saeed

| successor = Nasreena Ibrahim

| occupation = Linguist and Historian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malé, Maldives

| party =

| spouse = {{Marriage|Ibrahim Nasir|31 May 1969|22 November 2008|end=d}}

| children = Ismail Nasir
Aisha Nasir

| residence = Muliaage, Velaanaage
(during office)

| caption = Naseema Mohamed in 2019

| awards = National Exemplary Service Medal

| honorific_suffix = NIIV

}}

File:Conferring Ceremony - Hon. Naseema Mohamed.jpg]]

Naseema Mohamed, {{post-nominals|country=MDV|NIIV|size=100%}} (also known as Naseema Mohamed Kaleyfaanu) was the former First Lady of the Maldives from 1969 to 1978 and the third wife of former President Ibrahim Nasir.

After Ibrahim Nasir went into self-exile to Singapore on 7 December 1978, Naseema continued to live in Male' and worked as a historian for the National Centre for Linguistic and Historic Research.{{Cite web |last=Mohamed |first=Naseema |date=8 February 2007 |title=Rebellion of the Southern Atolls |url=https://twothousandisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/southern-rebellion.pdf |access-date=6 September 2024 |website=Two Thousand Isles}} She has written extensively on early Maldivian history and the Dhivehi language. She had also previously worked as a nurse. Currently working for Dhivehi Bahuge Academy. She worked at the Maldives National Museum, retiring in 2011.{{Cite news |last=Balaj |first=Vikas |date=13 February 2012 |title=Vandalism at Maldives Museum Stirs Fears of Extremism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/world/asia/political-turmoil-threatens-archaeological-treasures-in-maldives.html |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=The New York Times}} She received the National Exemplary Service Medal in 2011.{{Cite web|date=26 July 2011|title=National Exemplary Service Medals and National Service Medals Conferred to 14 Individuals on Independence Day|url=http://po.gov.mv/Press/Article/5695|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The President's Office}}

Naseema served as an advisor to the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage.{{Cite news |last=Ibrahim |first=Nafaahath |date=29 November 2019 |title=President Solih appoints advisors to Heritage Ministry |url=https://edition.mv/news/13674 |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=The Edition}}{{Cite news |last=Zalif |first=Zunana |date=28 November 2019 |title=Four new advisors appointed to Heritage Ministry |url=https://raajje.mv/66804 |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Raajje TV}}