Reeko Moosa Manik

{{Short description|Maldivian actor, politician, and businessman}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Moosa Manik

| image = Reeko moosa 1.jpg

| caption = Moosa in 2010

| office = Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis

| term_start = 28 May 2014

| term_end = November 2018

| president = Abdulla Yameen

| predecessor = Ahmed Nazim

| succeeded = Eva Abdulla

| office1 = Member of the People's Majlis

| termstart1 = 28 May 2014

| termend1 = 29 April 2019

| constituency1 = Hulhuhenveiru

| predecessor1 = Himself

| termstart2 = 28 May 2009

| termend2 = May 2014

| succeeded2 = Himself

| constituency2 = Hulhuhenveiru

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|2|9|df=yes}}

| party = Maldivian Democratic Party (2004–2014{{Efn|He was expelled in 2014 but the parliament officially removed him from MDP's PG in 2017}}; 2022–present)

| otherparty = Progressive Party of Maldives (2017–2022)

| occupation = Actor, politician

| nickname = Reeko Moosa Manik

}}

Moosa Manik (born 9 February 1961) also known as Reeko Moosa Manik is a Maldivian entrepreneur and former actor and politician. He also served as the deputy speaker of the Maldives Parliament, and former chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party. He was a member of parliament Hulhuhenveiru constituency.{{Cite news |date=12 July 2017 |title=Deputy speaker signs for ruling party |url=https://avas.mv/en/35915 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Avas}}

Political career

Manik first entered politics when he got elected as the MP for Hulhuhenveiru constituency in the 2009 elections in the 17th People's Majlis for the Maldivian Democratic Party.{{Cite web |title=Parliamentary Election 2009 Statistics |url=https://stat.elections.gov.mv/Home/PE2009 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Elections Commission}} Go to the results tab and go to page 39 and you'll see his name

In 2011, Manik was elected by the MDP National Council to be the acting chairperson of MDP for a year.{{Cite news |last=Nazeer |first=Ahmed |date=19 June 2011 |title=MDP National Council appoints ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik as acting chairperson |url=https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/mdp-national-council-appoints-reeko-moosa-manik-as-acting-chairperson-21577 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Maldives Independent}}

Manik was re-elected following the 2014 elections for the same constituency and ran for the position of Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis, which he later got elected.{{Cite news |last=Naish |first=Ahmed |date=28 May 2014 |title=PPM MP Maseeh elected speaker, MDP MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik deputy speaker |url=https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/ppm-mp-maseeh-elected-speaker-mdp-mp-reeko-moosa-manik-deputy-speaker-85899 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Maldives Independent}}

In 2014, Manik was expelled from MDP for violating the PG group's three-line whip in three votes in the parliament.{{Cite news |last=Rasheed |first=Zaheena |date=22 December 2014 |title=MDP expels MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik |url=https://minivannewsarchive.com/politics/mdp-expels-mp-reeko-moosa-91761 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Minivan Daily}}{{Cite news |date=9 November 2022 |title=Reeko Moosa Manik rejoins MDP after being dismissed 8 years ago |url=https://maldivesvoice.com/2022/11/09/reeko-moosa-manik-rejoins-mdp-after-being-dismissed-8-years-ago/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Maldives Voice}} Although the parliament officially removed him from MDP's PG in 2017.{{Cite news |date=8 February 2017 |title=Parliament announces deputy speaker's ax from MDP |url=https://avas.mv/en/29305 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Avas}}

Manik later joined the Progressive Party of Maldives after he was removed from MDP's PG.{{Cite news |date=12 July 2017 |title=Deputy speaker signs for ruling party |url=https://avas.mv/en/35915 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Avas}} Manik later left PPM citing concerns about the party's leadership. Manik later on re-joined the MDP in 2022.

Manik originially planned on running for the 2019 elections, but later on dropped out.{{Cite news |date=9 February 2019 |title=Deputy Speaker MP Moosa drops out of parliamentary race |url=https://avas.mv/en/60098 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Avas}}

Private business and acting

Manik and his family own Heavy Load Private Limited, a company based in the Maldives which is primarily involved in island reclamation and harbor development works. Under his chairmanship in the company, Heavy Load Private Limited was awarded major government projects including a US$21 million (Rf269.8 million) reclamation project to reclaim 130 hectares from Thilafushi lagoon and Emboodhoo. Major projects awarded were forwarded to Maldives Anti corruption Commission, including Thilafushi reclamation project.{{Cite news |date=16 February 2011 |title=MTCC, Boskalis deny Thilafushi reclamation bids |url=https://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/34856 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614093310/https://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/34856 |archive-date=14 June 2011 |work=Haveeru Daily}}

Filmography

=Feature film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col"| Notes

N/A

! scope="row" |Ihthifaaq

N/A

! scope="row" |Loabi Vevidhaane

1991

! scope="row" |Loabeege Thoofan

|Akram

1992

! scope="row" | Naseebu

1993

!scope="row"|Imthihaan

| Jamaal

1993

! scope="row" |Beyvafaa

|Manik / Solih

1993

! scope="row" |Ihsaas

|Nasheedh

1993

!scope="row"|Thuhumathu

| Nihadh

1994

! scope="row" |Dheriyaa

|Naasif

1995

! scope="row" |Biru

1996

! scope="row" |Haqqu

|Shahidh (Shaadu)

|Gaumee Film Award for Best Actor

1996

! scope="row" |Edhuvas Hingajje

| Imran

1996

! scope="row" |Nibu

|Saleem

|Double role

1997

! scope="row" |Heelaiy

|Shah Naseer

1997

! scope="row" |Fathis Handhuvaru

|Jina

1998

! scope="row" |Dhauvaa

|Mohamed Areesh

1998

! scope="row" |Sirru

|Rilwan

1999

! scope="row" |Umurah

|Dr. Riyaz

2000

! scope="row" |2000 Vana Ufan Dhuvas

|Vishan

2000

! scope="row" |Majubooru Loabi

|Shafiu

2000

! scope="row" |Naaummeedhu

|Ayaz

2000

! scope="row" |Emme Fahu Dhuvas

|Atheef

2003

! scope="row" |Ginihila

|Hakeem

2004

! scope="row" |Hatharu Udhares

| Naseem

2011

! scope="row" |E Bappa

|Moosa

|Special appearance

2024

! scope="row" |Lasviyas

| Mahir

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col"| Notes

1993

! scope="row" |Dhanmalhi

|Idhurees

| Teledrama

1993

! scope="row" |Gundolhi

|Moosanik

|Main role

1994

! scope="row" |Dhanthura

|Idhurees

|Main role; 1 episode

1994

! scope="row" |Haalathu

|Main role; 1 episode

1994

! scope="row" |Inthizaaru

|Naadhiru

|Main role; 13 episodes

1994

! scope="row" |Furusathu

|Moosafulhu

|Main role

1997-1999

! scope="row" |Kahthiri

|Kaamil

|Main role

=Short film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col"| Notes

2020

! scope="row" |KKB: Kuda Kuda Baaru

|Jina

Accolades

class="wikitable" \|+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominated Work !Result !Ref(s)
1994 !Aafathis Awards - 1993 \|Best Actor \|Naseebu \|{{Nom}} \|
rowspan="3" \|1995 ! rowspan="2" \|Aafathis Awards - 1994 \|Best Actor \|NA \|{{Won}} \|
Best Supporting Actor \|NA \|{{Won}} \|
scope="row" \|1st Gaumee Film Awards \|Best Supporting Actor \|Ihsaas \|{{Won}} \|
rowspan="3" \|1997 !Aafathis Awards - 1996 \|Best Actor \|Haqqu \|{{Won}} \|
scope="row" \|2nd Gaumee Film Awards \|Best Actor \|Haqqu \|{{Won}} \|
scope="row" \| National Award of Recognition \| colspan="2" \|Performing Arts - Acting \| {{won}} \|
1998 ! scope="row" \|Aafathis Awards - 1997 \|Best Actor \|Fathis Handhuvaru \|{{Won}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news \|last=Nadheem \|first=Ahmed \|date=25 January 2012 \|title="ފަތިސްހަނދުވަރު" ދިވެހިންނަށް ކަމުދިޔަ 10 ސަބަބު! \|trans-title=10 reasons why "Faathis Handhuvaru" was liked by audience \|url=http://haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/fathis_handhuvaru_movie/116119 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208061440/https://archive.mv/dv/articles/lgeG8 \|archivedate=8 December 2018 \|accessdate=3 December 2018 \|work=Haveeru Daily \|language=dv \|df=dmy-all}}
2007 !3rd Gaumee Film Awards \|Best Actor \|Fathis Handhuvaru \|{{Nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Award

!Category

!Nominated Work

!Result

!Ref(s)

1994

!Aafathis Awards - 1993

|Best Actor

|Naseebu

|{{Nom}}

rowspan="3" |1995

! rowspan="2" |Aafathis Awards - 1994

|Best Actor

|NA

|{{Won}}

Best Supporting Actor

|NA

|{{Won}}

scope="row" |1st Gaumee Film Awards

|Best Supporting Actor

|Ihsaas

|{{Won}}

rowspan="3" |1997

!Aafathis Awards - 1996

|Best Actor

|Haqqu

|{{Won}}

scope="row" |2nd Gaumee Film Awards

|Best Actor

|Haqqu

|{{Won}}

scope="row" | National Award of Recognition

| colspan="2" |Performing Arts - Acting

| {{won}}

1998

! scope="row" |Aafathis Awards - 1997

|Best Actor

|Fathis Handhuvaru

|{{Won}}

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last=Nadheem |first=Ahmed |date=25 January 2012 |title="ފަތިސްހަނދުވަރު" ދިވެހިންނަށް ކަމުދިޔަ 10 ސަބަބު! |trans-title=10 reasons why "Faathis Handhuvaru" was liked by audience |url=http://haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/fathis_handhuvaru_movie/116119 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208061440/https://archive.mv/dv/articles/lgeG8 |archivedate=8 December 2018 |accessdate=3 December 2018 |work=Haveeru Daily |language=dv |df=dmy-all}}

2007

!3rd Gaumee Film Awards

|Best Actor

|Fathis Handhuvaru

|{{Nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"|