| Mohamed Latheef | |
| Native Name: | މުހައްމަދު ލަތީފް |
| Native Name Lang: | dv |
| Other Names: | Gogo Latheef |
| Birth Place: | Thinadhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives |
| Death Date: | 3 July 2022 |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Kandy Royal College, Colombo |
| Known For: | Co-founding the Maldivian Democratic Party Father of Jennifer Latheef Parliamentarian |
| Party: | Maldivian Democratic Party |
| Children: | Jennifer Latheef |
Mohamed Latheef (; died 3 July 2022), more popularly known as Gogo Latheef, was a Maldivian politician, a former parliamentarian and a campaigner for human rights. He is a co-founder of the MDP (Maldivian Democratic Party), a political party in the Maldives.[1] He was self-exiled in Sri Lanka for a number of years.[2]
Latheef has alleged that his father and close relatives were killed while in prison during the regime of the former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir.[3] Latheef, who was himself a member of parliament and once a close associate of President Gayoom, was held in solitary confinement for three months without any charges being brought against him. He was also named a Prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2002.[4] As well as being a cofounder, he was also the Spokesperson of the MDP.[5] While Latheef was living in exile in Sri Lanka, he was subjected to threats by the Maldivian government.
He is the father of Jennifer Latheef, a journalist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the civil unrest of 2003.[6]
Latheef was the Human Rights Ambassador of the Maldives.
He was born in the island of GdH. Thinadhoo.[7] Latheef was educated in Sri Lanka, first at Trinity College, Kandy and then at the Royal College, Colombo.
He died from a long-term illness at Nawaloka Hospital in Sri Lanka.[8]