Biography
Ahmed Hashim is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Dhivehi Language and Culture at the Faculty of Arts, The Maldives National University (MNU). He earned his Master of Dhivehi Language and Culture from MNU in 2017, following a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (2012) and a Bachelor of Arts in Dhivehi Language (2006). With nearly three decades of service in education, his career spans higher education lecturing, secondary school teaching, national examination setting and moderation, serving as a Chief Examiner, and academic leadership.

Master of Dhivehi Language and Culture /The Maldives National University/Maldives/2017
Post Graduate certificate in Education/The Maldives National University/Maldives/2012
Bachelor of Arts (Dhivehi Language) / Maldives college of higher education /Maldives/2006
Certificate of Secondary Teaching (Dhivehi Language) /Institute for Teacher Education/Maldives/1999
Certificate of Primary Teaching (Dhivehi Medium)/ Institute for Teacher Education/Maldives/1996

• Dhivehi Language (Dhivehi Grammar/Dialect/Literature)
• Bilinguals, Multilinguals and Language policy

Project name: The Shift Away from Dhivehi: How Career Opportunities Influence Student Enrollment in Dhivehi Language Courses (URG-2024-C2-L-07)
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(URG-2024-C2-L-07)
Date: January 2025 to December 2026
Principal investigator: Ahmed Hashim
Co-investigator: Ibrahim Adam

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• Dhivehi Language and Literature
• Dhivehi Grammar
• Dialectology
• Socio linguistics
• Language Analysis for Language Teachers (Dhivehi Language)
• Language Assessment and Testing (Dhivehi Language)

Journal Articles:
• Riyaz, A., Hashim, A., & Mohamed, F. G. (2024). Comparative Historical Dialectology of Standard Dhivehi and the Maliku Dialect (Mahal Language): Insights from Corpus Analysis. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 12(Special Issue), 124–149.

Books:
• Hashim, A. (2025). Saanavee 30 Dheyha & Saanavee 30 Dheyha javaabu foiy (Workbook & Answer Book for Secondary Students & Teachers).
• Adam, I; Hashim, A; Mohamed, N. (2025). Digital Tools and Pedagogy: Learning and Teaching. The Maldives National University, Maldives.
• Hashim, A. (2020). Bas kiyavaidhinumuge Nazariyyaathuthah (Core-Reference Book in Dhivehi for Teacher Education Programs), Ministry of Education, Maldives.
• Children’s Story Series: Kaadhu (2020), Majaa Eid (2018), Reethi Aaadha (2017), Eid Hedhun (2017).

Study Guides:
• Dhivehi for Professionals (for teaching purposes at FA/MNU courses)
• Structure of Dhivehi (for teaching purposes at MI College courses)
• Language Analysis for Dhivehi Teachers (for teaching purposes at MI College courses)
• Qualitative Research in Education (for teaching purposes at MI College courses)
• Language Assessment and Testing (for teaching purposes at MI College courses)
• Gavaidhu kiyavaidhinumuge goiythah (for teaching purposes at MNU courses)
• Veshi Dhivehi (for teaching purposes at MNU courses)

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Feb 21st – 23rd (2022), Facilitator at the online workshop on SSC & HSC Examination Questions preparing for KS5 & KS4 Dhivehi Teachers. Organized
by NIE in collaboration of DPE. MOE, Government of Maldives.