Ministry of Finance and Planning (Maldives)

Ministry of Finance and Planning

މާލީކަންކަމާއި ތަރައްޤީގެ ރޭވުންތެރިކަމާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Maaleekankamaai Tharaggeege Reyvuntherikamaa Behey Vuzaaraa
Agency overview
Formed	1932[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of the Maldives
Headquarters	Ameenee Magu, Block 379, Malé, Maldives
Minister responsible	Moosa Zameer[2]
Deputy Ministers responsible	Ahmed Saaid Musthafa[4] Ahmed Aiman[4] Hassan Miras[4] Mohamed Anas[4] Ahmed Ajwed[4] Athuhar Ibrahim Rasheed[4]
Agency executives	Hussain Sham Adam[3], Minister of State for Finance Ahmed Mazin[3], Minister of State for Finance Zidna Ibrahim[3], Minister of State for Finance Anas Abdul Sattar[3], Minister of State for Finance Ahmed Naseer & Ahmed Munawar[5], Advisors to the Minister of Finance Mohamed Faizal[5], Secretary General Mohamed Azad[3], Account General Ahmed Siraj[5], Permanent Secretary Fathimath Salaha[5], Chief Internal Auditor
Website	finance.gov.mv

The Ministry of Finance and Planning (Dhivehi: މާލީކަންކަމާއި ތަރައްޤީގެ ރޭވުންތެރިކަމާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is the ministry responsible for managing the public finances, national development planning, and statistics of the Maldives.[6]

History

The Finance Ministry was established in 1932 under the Arabic name Vuzaaraathul Maaliyya to handle the Sultanate of the Maldives' financial affairs.[1] It was renamed to the Ministry of Finance and Planning in 2024.[7]

Ministers of Finance

• Abdul Majeed Rannaban’deyri Kilegefaanu, 11 March 1903 to 14 October 1932[1]
• Hassan Farid Didi, 22 December 1932 to 18 January 1942[1]
• Mohamed Amin Didi, 18 January 1942 to 31 December 1952[1]
• Ibrahim Muhammad Didi, 12 July 1954 to 27 November 1955[1]
• Ibrahim Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu, 27 November 1955 to 14 December 1957[1]
• Ibrahim Nasir, 14 December 1957 to 11 November 1968[1]
• Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi, 29 October 1970 to 10 March 1975[1]
• Mohamed Nooruddin, 7 July 1976 to 11 November 1978[1]
• Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, 11 November 1978 to 5 January 1989[1]
• Ismail Fathy, 5 January 1989 to 11 November 1993[1]
• Arif Hilmy, 11 November 1993 to 31 May 2000[1]
• Mohamed Jaleel, 1 June 2000 to 14 July 2005[1]
• Qasim Ibrahim, 18 August 2005 to 15 July 2008[1]
• Abdulla Jihad, 15 July 2008 to 11 November 2008[1]
• Ali Hashim, 12 November 2008 to 12 December 2010[1]
• Ahmed Inaz, 10 April 2011 to 29 December 2011[1]
• Mohamed Shihab, 4 January 2012 to 8 February 2012[1]
• Abdulla Jihad, 5 March 2012 to 22 June 2016[1]
• Ahmed Munawar, 22 June 2016 to 15 November 2018[1]
• Ibrahim Ameer, 17 November 2018 to 17 November 2023[8]
• Mohamed Shafeeq, 17 November 2023 to 30 September 2024[9]
• Moosa Zameer, 30 September 2024 to date.

References

1. "Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.mv.
2. "The Cabinet". The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
3. "State Ministers". The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. "Deputy Ministers". The President's Office of the Republic of Maldives. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
5. "Minister Executives". Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Maldives. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. "President restructures Ministries' responsibilities following Cabinet changes". The President's Office. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
7. Mohamed, Mariyath (26 December 2024). "Some ministries merged, cabinet positions changed". The Edition. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
8. Mohamed, Shahudha (26 April 2020). "Parliament approves govt request to borrow MVR 4.2 billion from MMA". The Edition. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
9. Zalif, Zunana (18 November 2023). "Pres. Muizzu appoints members to his Cabinet of Ministers". raajje.mv. Retrieved 17 February 2024.