Maldives' first president dies at 82

Nasir died Saturday at a Singapore hospital and his body was flown to the Maldives and kept for public viewing at the president's palace !
Born on Sept. 2, 1926, Nasir became the prime minister of the British protectorate in 1957 at age 31. He signed an agreement with the British that won independence for the Indian Ocean island in 1965.In 1968, three years after independence, Nasir became the Maldives' second president.