Mohamed Nazim

Colonel (Rtd.) Mohamed Nazim (MSc, psc) (މުޙައްމަދު ނާޡިމް is the former Minister of Defence and National Security of the Republic of Maldives and a politician. He is a founding member of Maldives National Party and currently the serving as the President of the party. He first became the Defense Minister on 8 February 2012 under the presidency of Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. He last served as the Administrative Officer of the Integrated Headquarters of Maldives National Defense Force. He retired from active service on 15 January 2011.

Biography
Born in Malé, Maldives, Nazim graduated from Majeediyya School prior to his enlistment on 11 March 1987. Upon graduation, Nazim was called in by the government to put his compulsory service to the nation as a soldier.

He commanded the Quick Reaction Force 2 now inducted to the Marine Corps and the Regional Headquarters Seenu Gan now inducted to the Southern Area Command. He was also the Commanding Officer of the Maldives National Cadet Corps and the President of the Dhivehi Sifainge Club. He held the post of Deputy Commanding Officer of Maldives National Cadet Corps for 6 consecutive years.

Maxim is also involved in his family business, Rasheed Carpentry, which is a construction company. He also runs H78, a small boutique hotel in the island of Hulhumale'.

Military career and training
He completed all the local military trainings that a soldier would undergo in the Maldives before undergoing the advance trainings in School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta, Pakistan and in Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Nazim is also a graduate of the Mubarak Al Abdullah Command and Staff College, Kuwait, earning excellence in the Master of Military Science Degree program.

Family
Col (Rtd) Mohamed Nazim is married to Afaaf Abdul Majeed. He has a daughter, Aiminath Vulau and a son, Ahmed Looth.