French‑lineaged historian Abdul Aziz dies at 78

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Abdul Aziz Ibrahim (Dhon‑Manikube’), a Maldivian historian known for documenting the lineage of one of the earliest French settlers in the Maldives, has passed away at the age of 78. Dhon‑Manikube’, originally from the sparsely populated island of A.Dh. Dhidhdhoo, was a descendant of Joseph, the first Frenchman known to have settled on the island. Joseph’s son Dhon‑Thakuru, followed by Mohamed,