Parley Maldives’ Shaahina wins Asia’s 'Nobel Prize'

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Shaahina Ali, the executive director of Parley Maldives, has won the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’, for her unwavering commitment to protecting the marine ecosystem of the Maldives. This year’s awardees were announced by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation on Tuesday. Among them is Shaahina, a scuba diver, photojournalist, educator and head of Parley Maldives,