Adnan Hussain (minister)
Adnan Hussain | |
|---|---|
ޢަދުނާން ޙުސައިން | |
Official portrait, 1972. | |
| Attorney General | |
| In office 8 March 1975 – 11 August 1981 | |
| President | Ibrahim Nasir Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Shihab |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Zaki |
| In office 26 September 1956 – 01 August 1959 | |
| Monarch | Fareed I |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Amin Didi Ibrahim Ali Didi |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Jameel Didi |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Shihab |
| Vazeerul Ma'aarif | |
| In office 16 August 1972 – 11 November 1968 | |
| President | Ibrahim Nasir |
| Preceded by | Hassan Zareer |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Nooruddin |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Salahuddin family |
| Parent | Hussain Salahuddin |
Adnan Hussain (Dhivehi: ޢަދުނާން ޙުސައިން) was a Maldivian politician and statesman who held several ministerial positions during the Nasir presidency.
Life
Hussain served as the Vazeerul Ma'aarif (Minister of Education) of the Sultanate of the Maldive Islands from 1972 to 1975.[1] He later served as the Attorney General of the Maldives Sultanate from 1956 to 1959 and 1975 to 1981.[2]
He was born into the prominent Salahuddin family as the son of Hussain Salahuddin.[3]
References
- ^ "About Us". Ministry of Education (Maldives). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "ބަންޑާރަނައިބުކަން ކުރައްވާފައިވާ ބޭފުޅުން" [Former Attorneys General]. Attorney General's Office (Maldives) (in Divehi). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "Family Page: Salahuddin, Hussain". Feydhoo Roots. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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