Mohamed Anil has won Staff of the Year for a third year, at the RaajjeTV Staff Awards 2020.
The RaajjeTV Staff Awards 2020 ceremony was aired on Tuesday night, the same day the television station celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
Defence Minister, Mariya Didi was the chief guest at the awards ceremony held at the station’s studio.
Anil was up against video editor Ahmed Siraj and inventory officer Gamarudeen Fahmy for the Staff of the Year award this year. The station's chief cameraman won the staff vote in a landslide, with 28 votes in his favour. Siraj, a past winner as well, won 10 votes while Fahmy received two.
This is Anil’s third time picking up the most prestigious award at the RaajjeTV Staff Awards, he previously won in 2015 and 2017.
Other awards:
- Most Promising Employee: Aminath Bariza, on-air operator
- Most viewed photo story: Naazmee Saeed, deputy chief operating officer
- Best Presenter: Amir Saleem, head of programmes and coordination
- Best News Anchor: Dhaanish Mohamed Nizam
- Best Writer: Laisa Mohamed, video journalist
- Best Writing: Laisa Mohamed, video journalist
- Best production: Amir Saleem, head of programmes and coordination
- Most Articles: Mariyam Zunana Zalif, video journalist
- Most Popular Article: Dhaanish Mohamed Nizam
- Best Cameraman: Ahmed Sajid, videographer
- Best Editor/Graphics Designer: Adam Sufyan, assistant senior video editor
Further, four employees were recognized for punctuality; Amir Saleem, Gamarudheen Fahmy, Ahmed Siraj and Mohamed Anil.
RaajjeTV also honoured long service employees including Naazmee Saeed and Head of Corporate Service, Aminath Reesha, who have been with the station since inception 10 years ago. Further, Ahmed Nadheem, Mariyam Zunana Zalif, Mohamed Sinah, Adam Sufyan, Ahmed Sajid and Aminath Mohamed completed five years of service at RaajjeTV.