Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation
| ކުޅިވަރާއި ހަށިހެޔޮކަމާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 17 November 2023 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
| Headquarters | Velaanage, Malé, Maldives |
| Ministry executive |
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| Website | sports.gov.mv |
The Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation (Dhivehi: ކުޅިވަރާއި ހަށިހެޔޮކަމާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is a Maldivian government ministry tasked with the responsibility of promoting sports and recreational events.[1]
Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Government | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports | ||||||||
| 1 | Hassan Latheef | 12 November 2008 | 29 June 2010 | 1 year, 229 days | SLP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 1 | Hassan Latheef | 07 July 2010 | 07 February 2012 | 1 year, 215 days | MDP | Nasheed | [2] | |
| 2 | Mohamed Hussain Shareef (born 1977) | 12 February 2012 | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 278 days | DRP | Waheed | [3] | |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | ||||||||
| 3 | Mohamed Maleeh Jamal (born 1978) | 17 November 2013 | 20 May 2015 | 1 year, 184 days | JP | Yameen | [4] | |
| 4 | Ahmed Zuhoor | 20 May 2015 | 22 June 2016 | 1 year, 33 days | ? | Yameen | [5] | |
| 5 | Iruthisham Adam | 22 June 2016 | 17 November 2018 | 2 years, 148 days | ? | Yameen | [6] | |
| Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment | ||||||||
| 6 | Ahmed Mahloof (born 1980) | 17 November 2018 | 17 November 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | MDP | Solih | [7] | |
| Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation | ||||||||
| 7 | Abdulla Rafiu | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 39 days | ? | Muizzu | [8] | |
References
- ^ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ސްޕޯޓްސް، ފިޓްނަސް އެންޑް ރެކްރިއޭޝަން" [Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ a b "President Reappoints Cabinet Ministers". The President's Office. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "The President appoints Attorney General and some Ministers". The President's Office. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2025.}
- ^ "President changes Cabinet composition, renames some Ministries". The President's Office. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "President appoints two Cabinet Ministers". The President's Office. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "President makes changes to the Cabinet". The President's Office. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "President appoints members to the Cabinet". The President's Office. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Abdulla Rafiu has been appointed as the Minister of Sports, Fitness, and Recreation". Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.