Attorney General (Maldives)

Attorney General of Maldives
ބަންޑާރަނައިބު
Incumbent Ahmed Usham [1] since 17 November 2023
Judiciary of the Maldives
Style	The Honorable Bandaaranaibu
Abbreviation	AG
Residence	Malé
Seat	Velaanaage [2]
Appointer	President of the Maldives
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Maldives
Formation	1932 [3]
First holder	Hussain Salahuddin
Website	agoffice.gov.mv/en

The position of Attorney General of the Maldives was created in 1932 under Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. ^[3] It is responsible in upholding the law within a secure and a peace environment and defend the public interest. ^[3] He is also designated as a member of the Cabinet of the Maldives.

From 2014 to 2016, the Attorney General's office was part of the Ministry of Law and Gender, with Attorney General Mohamed Anil in charge of the ministry. ^{[4] [5]}

Azima Shukoor was the longest serving Attorney General since 1993. ^[6]

Attorneys General list

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Hussain Salahuddin (1881–1948)	23 December 1900	17 December 1928	27 years, 360 days	?	Imaduddeen VI Shamsuddeen III	[6]
2		Abdullah Kamaluddin	17 December 1928	22 December 1932	4 years, 5 days	?	Shamsuddeen III	[6]
3		Ibrahim Rushdhee	16 December 1932	09 November 1933	328 days	?	Shamsuddeen III	[6]
4		Abdullah Kamaluddin	27 January 1934	18 September 1939	5 years, 234 days	?	Shamsuddeen III Nooraddeen II	[6]
5		Ibrahim Rushdhee	18 September 1939	30 September 1940	1 year, 12 days	?	Nooraddeen II	[6]
6		Ibrahim Luthfee	30 September 1940	31 January 1942	1 year, 123 days	?	Nooraddeen II	[6]
7		Ahmed Kamil Didi	31 January 1942	29 October 1944	2 years, 272 days	?	Nooraddeen II Abdul Majeed Didi	[6]
8		Mohamed Nasir Manik	29 October 1944	23 August 1950	5 years, 298 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi	[6]
9		Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim (1897–1982)	23 August 1950	17 May 1951	267 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi	[6]
10		Ahmed Kamil Didi	28 May 1951	30 May 1956	5 years, 2 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi Mohamed Amin Didi Fareed I	[6]
11		Mohamed Jameel Didi (1915–1989)	30 May 1956	11 September 1956	104 days	?	Fareed I	[6]
11		Adnan Hussain	26 September 1956	01 August 1959	2 years, 309 days	?	Fareed I	[6]
12		Ibrahim Shihab (1922–1988)	03 August 1959	08 March 1975	15 years, 217 days	?	Fareed I Ibrahim Nasir	[6]
13		Adnan Hussain	08 March 1975	11 August 1981	6 years, 156 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir Maumoon	[6]
14		Ahmed Zaki (1931–1996)	11 November 1983	22 February 1990	6 years, 103 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
15		Ahmed Zahir (born 1945)	22 February 1990	27 March 1991	1 year, 33 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
16		Mohamed Munavvar (born 1961)	11 November 1993	11 November 2003	10 years, 0 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
17		Hassan Saeed	11 November 2003	05 August 2007	3 years, 267 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
18		Aishath Azima Shakoor (born 1969)	31 October 2007	11 November 2008	1 year, 11 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
18		Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (born 1972)	12 November 2008	18 May 2009	187 days	?	Maumoon	[6]
18		Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (born 1972)	12 November 2008	18 May 2009	187 days	MDP	Nasheed	[6]
-		Ali Hashim Acting	19 May 2009	02 June 2009	14 days	?	Nasheed	[7]
19		Husnu Al Suood (born 1967)	02 June 2009	29 June 2010	1 year, 27 days	?	Nasheed	[6]
19		Husnu Al Suood (born 1967)	07 July 2010	29 June 2010	1 year, 27 days	?	Nasheed	[6]
20		Ahmed Ali Sawad	12 August 2010	10 December 2010	120 days	?	Nasheed	[8]
-		Hassan Latheef Acting	11 December 2010	13 December 2010	2 days	MDP	Nasheed	[9]
21		Ahmed Ali Sawad	13 December 2010	21 March 2011	98 days	?	Nasheed	[10]
22		Ahmed Muiz	21 March 2011	08 February 2012	324 days	?	Nasheed	[6]
23		Aishath Azima Shakoor (born 1969)	12 February 2012	10 April 2013	1 year, 57 days	?	Waheed	[6]
24		Aishath Bisam	10 April 2013	01 July 2013	82 days	?	Waheed	[11]
25		Aishath Azima Shakoor (born 1969)	01 July 2013	29 October 2013	120 days	?	Waheed	[6]
26		Mohamed Anil	21 November 2013	16 November 2018	4 years, 360 days	?	Yameen	[6]
27		Ibrahim Riffath	17 November 2018	16 November 2023	4 years, 364 days	?	Solih	[6]
28		Ahmed Usham	17 November 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 305 days	?	Muizzu	[12]

References

1. "The Cabinet". The President's Office . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
2. "Contact Us". Attorney General's Office.
3. "History". Attorney General's Office. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
4. "President establishes the Ministry of Law and Gender". The President's Office . 1 July 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
5. "Former Ministers". Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020.
6. "ބަންޑާރަނައިބުކަން ކުރައްވާފައިވާ ބޭފުޅުން" [Former Attorneys General]. Attorney General's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
7. "The President appoints acting Attorney General". The President's Office . 18 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
8. "President Appoints New Attorney General". The President's Office . 12 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
9. "President appoints Mohamed Aslam as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Hassan Latheef as Acting Attorney General". The President's Office . 11 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
10. "President Appoints New Attorney General". The President's Office . 13 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
11. "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office . 10 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
12. "Hon. Uz. Ahmed Usham". Attorney General's Office. Retrieved 14 September 2025.