Ibrahim Hussain Zaki
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki | |
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އިބްރާހީމް ޙުސައިން ޒަކީ | |
Zaki in 2011 | |
| Special Envoy of the President | |
| In office 11 January 2009 – 7 February 2012 | |
| President | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Minister of Planning and National Development | |
| In office 11 November 1998 – 11 November 2008 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 11 November 1993 – 11 November 1998 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Abdulla Jameel |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Sobir |
| 3rd Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | |
| In office 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kant Kishore Bhargava |
| Succeeded by | Yadav Kant Silwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1947 |
| Other political affiliations | Maldivian Democratic Party (2003–2013) |
| Children | 4 |
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, NIIV (Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް ޙުސައިން ޒަކީ; born 30 November 1947)[1] is a Maldivian politician who served as the Minister of National Planning and Development from 1998 to 2008. He also served as the Minister of Tourism from 1993 to 1998 and the 3rd Secretary General of SAARC from 1992 to 1993. He also served as the Special Envoy of the President during the Nasheed administration.
Career
During Zaki's early career, he joined public service under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] He served as the 2nd and 3rd Secretary of the Embassy of the Maldives in Ceylon, Under Secretary of the Ministry, Permanent Under Secretary, and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Zaki is also the first Maldivian to serve as the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation from 1992 to 1993.[3]
Zaki was appointed by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as the Minister of Tourism from 1993 to 1998.[4]
Zaki was later appointed by Gayoom as the Minister of Planning and National Development from 1998 to 2008.[2]
Zaki also served as the Special Envoy of the President during the Nasheed administration after his appointment in November 2008.[5][6] He served as the People's Majlis member for Alif Dhaalu Atoll.
In 2013, Zaki retired from politics and left the Maldivian Democratic Party.[7]
Arrest
In November 2006, Zaki, then acting President of the MDP, was arrested for "inciting enmity against the lawful government".[8]
In November 2012, Zaki and his son Mohamed Hamdan Zaki were among the arrested in Hondaidhoo Island in the Maldives along with two other Members of Parliament, in an alcohol and drug related bust,[9] along MDP parliament members Abdulla Jabir and Hamid Abdul Ghafoor.[10]
Upon release, he went into exile in India, but returned on 12 August 2013 to support the MDP in the 2013 presidential election.[6] He was later charged by the police for consuming alcohol.[11]
Passport revocation
In 2020, the Civil Court issued an order to cancel Zaki's passport as part of a unsecured debt enforcement case.[12] Five years later, the High Court overturned the order.[13]
Awards
In 2011, Zaki was awarded the Order of Izzuddin by president Mohamed Nasheed.[2]
References
- ^ "Change of Particulars for Director". Companies House. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "ނިޝާން ޢިއްޒުއްދީންގެ ޢިއްޒަތުގެ ވެރިކަން (ނ.ޢ.ޢ.ވ) - އިބްރާހީމް ޙުސައިން ޒަކީ" [Nishaan Izzuddin Izzathuge Verikan (NIIV) - Ibrahim Hussain Zaki]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Sheldon, Jared (23 April 2011). "Maldives to Host SAARC Summit in November". The Maldives: Travel News Maldives. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Maldives). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "The President makes Senior Government appointments". Miadhu Daily. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Zaki ends 'self-exile,' returns to Maldives". Haveeru Daily. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Senior statesman quits opposition". Maldives Independent. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ United States Department of State; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.; United States (August 2008). Country reports on human rights practices for 2007 : report submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate. Washington, DC, USA: United States Government Printing Office. p. 2260. ISBN 9780160813993. OCLC 437033692. Retrieved 30 April 2011. See also: United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
- ^ Police video: Hondaidhoo raid (Video). Haveeru Daily. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Criminal Court orders police to present Zaki and Siyam to hearing". Minivan News. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Muizzu, Ibrahim (26 October 2013). "Zaki also charged in alcohol bust". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Mohamed, Mizna (6 March 2025). "High Court quashes order to cancel ex-tourism Minister's passport". ThePress. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "High Court overturns order cancelling Zaki's passport". Atoll Times. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.