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Hamdhan Shakeel (Dhivehi: ޙަމްދާން ޝަކީލް born 23 June 1991) is a Maldivian entrepreneur, journalist, and social activist best known as the co-founder of Maldives News Network (MNN).

Early life and education
Born in the capital city Malé, Hamdhan Shakeel grew up attending to local schools including Majeedhiyya School and the Center for Higher Secondary Education. He later attended the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) in Malaysia where he studied engineering.

Career
Retuning form Malaysia he entered into the construction industry as an Operations manager. It was during his years of activism that he was drawn into journalism. After years of social activism and journalism, Hamdhan Shakeel founded the Maldives News Network in 2020, which has since become one of the largest online english newspapers in the Maldives. Since then Hamdhan Shakeel has been featured on many international publications on his writings on geopoliticcs and socioeconomics. Major international news organizations such as Xinhua News Agency, The Nation (Thailand) and even mentioned by Chinese Foriegn Ministry's Spokesperson Zhao Lijian in an international press conference.

Controversy and legal case with First Lady of Maldives
In 2020 he was faced with legal action from the First Lady of Maldives Fazna Ahmed following the  publication of an article titled "MNN Exclusive: City Hall- Delta of Corruption", which uncovered a corruption case in the Maldives with possible links to the First Lady. Hamdhan Shakeel and Maldives News Network (MNN) was summoned to the Maldives Media Council.

Personal Life
Hamdhan Shakeel is the youngest of a family of 8. His elder Brother Mohamed Shakeel is a former Minister of State for the Ministry of Economic Develpopment and later served as teh Secretary General of the opposition party PPM. He is also siblings with Ibrahim Shakeel, who was the Acting Head of the Central Bank's Financial Intvestigation Unit and later a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Maldives. Hamdhan Shakeel is married with two children.

Reference section

 * 1) http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2021-07-27/detail-ihapphqa4403854.shtml
 * 2) https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40004410
 * 3) http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/202107/t20210727_8884832.htm
 * 4) https://raajje.mv/90303
 * 5) http://edition.mv/news/9396
 * 6) https://miadhu.mv/article/en/419

External links section

 * http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2021-07-27/detail-ihapphqa4403854.shtml
 * https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40004410
 * http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/sghdxwfb_1/202107/t20210727_8884832.htm
 * https://raajje.mv/90303
 * http://edition.mv/news/9396