{"id":17524,"date":"2026-08-15T03:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17524"},"modified":"2026-08-15T03:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:14:51","slug":"president-and-first-lady-attend-national-day-flag-hoisting-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17524","title":{"rendered":"President and First Lady Attend National Day Flag-Hoisting Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed attended the National Day flag-hoisting ceremony on Sunday. The event took place at Republic Square and commenced at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The President and the First Lady were accompanied by Vice President Uz Hussain Mohamed Latheef and senior Government officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">President Dr Muizzu and the First Lady were welcomed to the ceremony by the Minister of Defence and National Service, Hassan Rasheed, and the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Heena Waleed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In addition to the flag-hoisting, a special prayer was recited to mark the significance of the occasion. The ceremony concluded with the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) military band performing the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>National Day, observed annually on the first of Rabi\u2019 al-Awwal, commemorates the heroic efforts of al-Sultan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-A\u2019uzam in liberating the Maldives from Portuguese rule. 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