Ahmed Hilmy Didi

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Ahmed Hilmy Didi was a Maldivian politician and diplomat.

Didi was born in 1917. He was in the leadership position in Peoples' Progressive Party in 1950s. [1]

Didi was a member of cabinet during Ibrahim Nasir presidency. He was the minister of health in 1964. [2] He was appointed as the first permanent representative of the Maldives in United Nations from 1965 to 1966. [3] [4] Later he was the ambassador to Ceylon from 1967 [2] to 1970. [5]

Didi was appointed Vice President of the Maldives in the administration of President Ibrahim Nasir. [6] He was one of the Vice Presidents from October 1975 [7] to May 1977. [8] He was also the minister of fisheries during that time. [7] [8]

Didi served as the minister of agriculture in the cabinet of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in 1980s. [9]

Notes

  1. "Maldives Royal Family Official Website: The Maldives First Republic". maldivesroyalfamily.com.
  2. 1 2 "The Colombo Plan, 1951-1971: 20th Anniversary". Colombo Plan Bureau. 1971.
  3. Mission, Maldives. "Home". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malidves to the UN.
  4. "Opinion: Maldives Reflects its 50 Years at the U.N." www.globalissues.org. 19 September 2015.
  5. "REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA 14 December 1970" (PDF). WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
  6. "Pacific Community". Pacific News Commonwealth. 1975.
  7. 1 2 Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments: Jul - Dec 1975. Washington, D.C.: The Ohio State University. 2003. p. 42. hdl:2027/osu.32435024020034 via HathiTrust.
  8. 1 2 Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments: Jan - June 1977. Washington, D.C.: The Ohio State University. 2003. p. 43. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019994 via HathiTrust.
  9. "Background Notes, Maldives". U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division. 1984.


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