Career
After completing the GCE Ordinary Level,Azeema subsequently joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a public servant in 1988. [3] [4] She worked in various departments,primarily the Department of External Resources and the Foreign Relations Department,at one point serving as English secretary at the ministry. [3] For five years,she served as a minister-counsellor and head of chancery at the Maldivian Embassy in India,a close partner nation to the Maldives. [3] [5] [6]
Having returned to serve as joint secretary in charge of the China and Japan Divisions in 2014, [3] [7] Azeema helped negotiate the Maldives' first bilateral free trade agreement,with China,which beginning with the presidency of Abdulla Yameen has become a major influence in the country. [3] [5] [8] Then,after a stint as Chargéd'affaires or deputy secretary at the Maldivian Embassy in the United Kingdom,she was appointed ambassador to China in 2019. [3] [4] [6] During her tenure,Azeema worked to build "enduring friendly ties" with Beijing. [9] In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,she oversaw government support to Maldivians in China. [10] She completed her service as ambassador to China in September 2023. [2]
In October 2024,President Mohamed Muizzu nominated Azeema to replace Ibrahim Shaheeb as high commissioner of the Maldives to India to the People's Majlis. [11] The Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Majlis later unanimously approved Azeema as high commissioner. [12] She was later appointed on 30 October 2024. [13] Azeema later presented her letter of credence to Indian president Droupadi Murmu on 17 February 2025. [14]
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