30 July 2015, New Delhi – The Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed (Ambassador of Maldives to India) attended the State Funeral of the Former President of India His Excellency Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. Former President Kalam passed away on 27 July 2015 while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong.