Hassan Evan Naseem

Hassan Evan Naseem
ހަސަން އީވާން ނަސީމް
Born1984
Malé, Maldives
Died19 September 2003
Cause of deathBeaten to death by NSS officers
Burial placeAa Sahara Cemetery, Malé, Maldives
4°10'12.4"N 73°30'28.7"E
NationalityMaldivian
Other namesEvan Naseem
Criminal chargesDrug abuse
MotherMariyam Manike

Hassan Evan Naseem (Dhivehi: ހަސަން އީވާން ނަސީމް; 1984 – 19 September 2003), commonly referred to as Evan Naseem, was a Maldivian man whose death became a lever for the current, open, political reform activities in the Maldives. He was serving a jail term at Maafushi Prison for drug offences when he was beaten to death by the National Security Service personnel of the Security unit during a riot which endangered the lives of the prison security personnel.