Maldives: Survives survival after bomb attack Maldives News The family of the former president and current parliamentary speaker said doctors were “very happy” to be saved after undergoing surgery to save his life. Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is conscious and is deprived of life support after several surgeries, his family said, as police announced two arrests in connection with the blast seriously injured hura. The 53-year-old leader of the Democratic Party of the Maldives government and the current speaker of parliament were taken to hospital when a bomb exploded as he tried to get into his car after his family left their home in the Male capital on Thursday evening.