Ahmed Shiyam | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
| President | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Preceded by | Hussain Rasheed Hassan |
| Member of parliament | |
| In office 2014 –17 November 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Yaaseen Abdulla |
| Constituency | Naifaru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Naifaru,Lhaviyani Atoll,Maldives [1] |
| Political party | Progressive Party of Maldives |
Ahmed Shiyam is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources. [2]
Shiyam has a diploma in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute,Sri Lanka in 2012. [3] Followed by a postgraduate diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership,in Sri Lanka. He received his Master of Business Administration from NUCB Business School in Japan. [3]
He was the 19th Parliament Member for the Naifaru constituency. [4] He is the deputy leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives,and became the incumbent Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources. [5] [6] [7]
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