Attorney General (Maldives)

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Attorney General of Maldives
ބަންޑާރަނައިބު
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Uz. Ahmed Usham portrait.jpg
Incumbent
Ahmed Usham [1]
since 17 November 2023 [1]
Judiciary of the Maldives
Style The Honorable
Bandaaranaibu
AbbreviationAG
Residence Malè Maldives
Seat Velaanaage [2]
Nominator Cabinet of the Maldives
Appointer President of the Maldives
Constituting instrument Constitution of the Maldives
Formation1932 [3]
Website agoffice.gov.mv

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

Attorney GeneralYear StartYear EndPresident of the Maldives
Faleelathusheikh Hussain Salahuddin 23 December 190017 December 1928 [7]
Abdullah Kamaluddin 17 December 192822 December 1932 [7]
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Rushdhee 16 December 19329 November 1933 [7]
Abdullah Kamaluddin 27 January 193418 September 1939 [7]
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Rushdhee 18 September 193930 September 1940 [7]
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Luthfee 30 September 194031 January 1942 [7]
Ahmed Kamil Didi 31 January 194229 October 1944 [7]
Mohamed Nasir Manik 29 October 194423 August 1950 [7]
Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim 23 August 195017 May 1951 [7]
Ahmed Kamil Didi 28 May 195130 May 1956 [7]
Muhammad Jameel Didi 30 May 195611 September 1956 [7]
Adnan Hussain 26 September 19561 August 1959 [7]
Ibrahim Shihab 3 August 195911 November 1968 [7]
Ahmed Zaki 11 November 198322 February 1990 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom [7]
Ahmed Zahir 22 February 199027 March 1991 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom [7]
Mohamed Munawar [7] 11 November 199311 November 2003 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Hassan Saeed [7] 11 November 20035 August 2007 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Azima Shukoor [7] 10 October 200711 November 2008 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed [7] 12 November 200818 May 2009 Mohamed Nasheed
Husnu Al Suood 2 June 200929 May 2010 Mohamed Nasheed
Ahmed Ali Sawaad 12 August 201021 March 2011 Mohamed Nasheed
Abdulla Muizzu 21 March 20118 February 2012 Mohamed Nasheed
Azima Shukoor [7] 12 February 201210 April 2013 Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Aishath Bisham 10 April 20131 July 2013 Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Azima Shukoor 1 July 201329 October 2013 Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Mohamed Anil 21 November 201317 November 2018 Abdulla Yameen
Ibrahim Riffath 17 November 201817 November 2023 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Ahmed Usham 17 November 2023Incumbent Mohamed Muizzu

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References

  1. 1 2 "The President's Office - The Cabinet". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us - Attorney General's Office". agoffice.gov.mv.
  3. 1 2 3 "History - Attorney General's Office". agoffice.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  4. ↑ "The President's Office - President establishes the Ministry of Law and Gender". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Former Attorney Generals' of Maldives – from 1993 onwards" (PDF). Attorney General’s Office. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Attorney General's Office". 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
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