Fathimath Saeed
Fathimath Saeed | |
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Saeed c. 1945–1952 | |
| Born | 17 March 1916 Bageechage, Fura Malé, Maldive Islands |
| Died | 1990 (aged 73–74) Athireege, Malé, Maldives |
| Occupations | Poet, writer |
| Political party | Muthagaddim (1951–1953) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Ameena Mohamed Amin |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Salahuddin family Family of Mohamed Amin Didi |
| 1st First Lady of the Maldives | |
| In role 1 January 1953 – 21 August 1953 | |
| President | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mariyam Saeed |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of the Maldives | |
| In role 22 April 1951 – 21 August 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Succeeded by | Aminiath Mohamed Didi |
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Fathimath Saeed (17 March 1916 – c. 1990) was a Maldivian poet and writer who served as the inaugural first lady of the Maldives from January 1953 to August 1953, as the wife of president Mohamed Amin Didi. She simultaneously served as the spouse of the Prime Minister of the Maldives from April 1951 to August 1953.
Saeed was born in Fura Malé to Hussain Salahuddine, the then–attorney general and a great Maldivian poet and writer. At a young age, she married Amin, the grandson of then–prime minister Ibrahim Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaan. Their first two sons did not survive infancy—one was stillborn, and the other died at six days old. Their third child, daughter Ameena was the only one who lived throughout Saeed's lifespan. In 1954, Amin died from injuries sustained during an assassination attempt by a mob and to overthrow his government.
In her poetic career, Saeed was one of the greatest women poets in the Maldives and nicknamed "Dhivehi lhenverikamuge gulshanuge narugismaa" (the white rain lily garden of the Maldivian poetry).