He also served as former deputy speaker of the Maldives Parliament, and former chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party.He was a member of parliament Hulhu Henveiru constituency.[1] Manik and his family own Heavy Load Private Limited, a company based in the Maldives which is primarily involved in island reclamation and harbor development works.Under his chairmanship in the company, Heavy Load Private Limited was awarded major government projects including a US$21 million (Rf269.8 million) reclamation project to reclaim 130 hectares from Thilafushi lagoon and Emboodhoo.[2] Moosa launched a campaign for the parliament in 2019 but later withdrew stating lack of interest.