latheef has alleged that his father and close relatives were killed while in prison during the regime of the former maldivian president ibrahim nasir. 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 is the father of jennifer latheef, a 32-year-old journalist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the civil unrest of 2003,dennis latheef (ahmed latheef) who is the manager of bigfish maldives, and marnie latheef who has dyeing brand called baraveli and she has a son and a daughter, their names are zein and kaia.