Mariyam Shakeela (politician)

Mariyam Shakeela
Official portrait, 2014
Minister of Health
In office
1 July 2014 – 11 August 2014
PresidentAbdulla Yameen
Preceded byDr. Amal Ali
Succeeded byMohamed Nazim
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 September 2013 – 17 November 2013
PresidentMohamed Waheed
Preceded byDr. Asim Ahmed
Succeeded byMohamed Asim
Acting Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights
In office
21 November 2012 – 7 March 2013
PresidentMohamed Waheed
Preceded byFathimath Dhiyana Saeed
Succeeded byUza. Aishath Azima Shakoor
Minister of Environment and Energy
In office
21 May 2012 – 17 November 2013
PresidentMohamed Waheed
Preceded byMinistry created
Succeeded byThoriq Ibrahim
Personal details
Born (1961-12-26) 26 December 1961 (age 63)[1]

Mariyam Shakeela (born 26 December 1961) is a Maldivian businesswoman and politician who served as the Minister for Health and Family and the Minister of Environment and Energy of Maldives.[2]

Biography

A doctoral graduate from Curtin University, Shakeela had worked as an Executive Board of World Health Organization and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maldives.[3] She is one of the founding partners of the SIMDI Group which is an off shoot of one of the oldest companies in Maldives.[3] She has reportedly headed profit and non-profit institutions, membership in international bodies and was considered one of an active Civil Society contributors of advocacy on Human Rights, building peace and security.

Political career

On 21 May 2012, she was appointed as the Minister of Environment and Energy following the creation of the ministry.[4] On 21 November 2012 she was appointed as the Acting Minister of Gender, Family and Human rights after the previous minister was dismissed.[5][6] On 12 September 2013, she was the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.[7][8] On 21 November 2013, she was appointed the Minister of Health and Gender which was abolished on 1 July 2014.[note 1] She now holds the position as Honorary Consul of Belgium in Maldives.[9][10]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Because of work load, the president of Maldives split the ministry into Ministry of Law and Gender and Ministry of Health. The President's nomination for Minister of Health to Shakeela was dismissed from the cabinet on 11 August 2014, after the Parliament voted against granting approval for her to continue in office. Following the rejection, Mohamed Nazim was appointed as Acting Minister of Health.

Citations

  1. ^ "Vazeerunge Massala" (PDF). People's Majlis. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Indian school teacher raped in Maldives". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "History". Simdi Group. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "President Waheed establishes Ministry of Environment and Energy". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Acting Gender Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights Dismissed". The President's Office. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ "President appoints Dr Maryam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "President appoints Dr. Mariyam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 12 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Honorary Consuls of other countries in Maldives". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Short profile of Dr Shakeela" (PDF). The Foreign Correspondents' Club Of South Asia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.


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