5 achievements of President Nasheed which you never knew!

1. President Nasheed won the 2009 Anna Lindh Prize, in recognition of his work promoting human rights, democracy and environmental protection. 

2. In September 2009, Time Magazine declared President Nasheed a ‘Hero of the Environment’.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. In April 2010, the United Nations presented Nasheed with its ‘Champions of the Earth’ environment award.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. In August 2010, Newsweek named President Nasheed in its list of ‘World’s Ten Best Leaders’.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. In June 2012, Nasheed was presented with the James Lawson Award for the practice of non-violent action.