Minister of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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since 30 September 2024 | |
| Member of | Cabinet of the Maldives |
| Reports to | President of the Maldives |
| Appointer | President of the Maldives |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Hassan Farid Didi |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Politics of the Maldives |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
List of Foreign ministers
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Maldives since 1932:[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Government | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Hassan Farid Didi (1901–1944) | 22 December 1932 | 31 March 1944 | 11 years, 100 days | ? | Shamsuddeen III | [2] | |
| 2 | Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) | 29 October 1944 | 21 August 1953 | 8 years, 296 days | ? | Abdul Majeed Didi | [2] | |
| 3 | Ibrahim Ali Didi (1889–1975) | 11 March 1954 | 11 December 1957 | 3 years, 275 days | ? | Fareed I | [2] | |
| 4 | Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) | 12 December 1957 | 11 November 1968 | 10 years, 335 days | ? | Fareed I | [2] | |
| 5 | Ahmed Zaki (1931–1996) | 11 November 1968 | 01 August 1972 | 3 years, 264 days | ? | Ibrahim Nasir | [2] | |
| 5 | Ahmed Zaki (1931–1996) | 25 February 1975 | 06 March 1975 | 9 days | ? | Ibrahim Nasir | [2] | |
| 6 | Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012) | 14 March 1978 | 14 July 2005 | 27 years, 122 days | ? | Ibrahim Nasir Maumoon | [2] | |
| 7 | Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964) | 14 July 2005 | 21 August 2007 | 2 years, 38 days | ? | Maumoon | [2] | |
| 8 | Abdulla Shahid (born 1962) | 23 August 2007 | 10 November 2008 | 3 years, 79 days | DRP | Maumoon | [2] | |
| 9 | Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964) | 12 November 2008 | 29 June 2010 | 1 year, 229 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 9 | Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964) | 07 July 2010 | 11 December 2010 | 157 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 9 | Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964) | 07 July 2010 | 11 December 2010 | 157 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| - | Mohamed Aslam Acting | 14 December 2010 | 21 March 2011 | 97 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 10 | Ahmed Naseem (born 1948) | 21 March 2011 | 7 February 2012 | 323 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 11 | Abdul Samad Abdulla (1946–2013) | 5 March 2012 | 25 August 2013 | 1 year, 173 days | ? | Waheed | [2] | |
| - | Asim Ahmed (born 1963) Acting | 25 August 2013 | 12 September 2013 | 18 days | ? | Waheed | [3] | |
| - | Mariyam Shakeela (born 1961) Acting | 12 September 2013 | 17 November 2013 | 66 days | ? | Waheed | [4] | |
| 12 | Dunya Maumoon (born 1970) | 17 November 2013 | 5 July 2016 | 2 years, 231 days | PPM | Yameen | [2] | |
| 13 | Mohamed Asim (born 1960) | 15 July 2016 | 17 November 2013 | 2 years, 125 days | ? | Yameen | [2] | |
| 14 | Abdulla Shahid (born 1962) | 17 November 2018 | 17 November 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | MDP | Solih | [2] | |
| 15 | Moosa Zameer | 17 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | 318 days | PNC | Muizzu | [5] | |
| 16 | Abdulla Khaleel (born 1975) | 30 September 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 82 days | PNC | Muizzu | [5] | |
References
- ^ "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "President appoints Dr Asim Ahmed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "President appoints Dr Maryam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "The President reshuffles Cabinet". The President's Office. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.