Abdul Rasheed Hussain | |
|---|---|
 Hussain in 2013 | |
| Minister of Planning, Human Resources and Environment | |
| In office 6 November 1996 –11 November 1998 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Shafeeu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1946 Maldives |
| Children | 6 |
Abdul Rasheed Hussain, NIIV (born 16 September 1946) is a historian,linguist and poet,and a former Minister of Cabinet of the Maldives during the Maumoon Abdul Gayoom administration. [1]
His first cabinet portfolio was as the Minister of Atolls Administration in 1993. In addition,he has filled other cabinet positions such as Minister of Employment and Labour,Minister of Planning,Human Resources and Environment,Minister of Fisheries,Agriculture and Marine Resources,and Minister for Higher Education,Employment and Social Security. [2] [3] [4] He also served in the People's Majlis for over 20 years and served as the Deputy Speaker from 2000 to 2005.
On 27 July 2013,Abdul Rasheed Hussain was awarded the Most Honourable Order of Distinguished Rule of Izzudheen (Nishaan Izzuddeen Izzathuge Verikan),the second highest honour conferred by the Maldivian State. [5] [6] [7]
He holds a BA (Honours) in Economics from the University of Karachi in Pakistan and is the first Maldivian to hold a graduate degree in economics.
Abdul Rasheed Hussain is currently retired and lives in the capital with his wife Moonisa Ibrahim.
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