Cabinet of Mohamed Waheed Hassan

See also: Cabinet of the Maldives

Waheed Cabinet
Cabinet of the Maldives
Cabinet of President Waheed in November 2013
Date formed	7 February 2012
Date dissolved	17 November 2013
People and organisations
President	Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik
President's history	Vice President of the Maldives (2008–2012)
Vice President	Mohamed Waheed Deen
No. of ministers	18 (including AG)
Ministers removed	5 resigned 1 dismissed
Member parties	Gaumee Itthihaad,   Progressive Party of Maldives, and   Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
Opposition parties	Maldivian Democratic Party and   Jumhooree Party
Opposition leaders	Mohamed Nasheed and Qasim Ibrahim
History
Advice and consent	People's Majlis
Successor	Yameen Cabinet

The Cabinet of Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik was the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of the Maldives from 2012 to 2013.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik was appointed President of the Maldives after the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed during the 2011–2013 Maldives political crisis.

Overview

President Waheed's cabinet comprised up to 15 cabinet ministers, including the attorney general. The positions were handed out to different members representing different parties of Waheed's coalition.

During his presidency, Waheed had changed the names of two ministries, the Ministry of Housing and Environment to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Health and Family to the Ministry of Health. ^{[1] [2]}

Composition

Position	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Ref
			Took office	Left office
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces		Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik	7 February 2012	17 November 2013	[3]
Vice President		Mohammed Waheed Deen	25 April 2012	10 November 2013	[4]
Attorney General		Aishath Azima Shakoor	1 July 2013	17 November 2013	[5]
Minister of Defence and National Security		Mohamed Nazim	8 February 2012	17 November 2013	[6]
Minister of Home Affairs		Ahmed Shafeeu (acting)	11 May 2013	17 November 2013	[7]
Minister of Finance and Treasury		Abdulla Jihad	5 March 2012	17 November 2013	[8]
Minister of Education		Asim Ahmed	12 February 2012	17 November 2013	[9]
Minister of Health		Aamal Ali (acting)	4 November 2013	17 November 2013	[10]
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture		Ahmed Shafeeu	12 March 2012	17 November 2013	[11]
Minister of Transport and Communication		Ameen Ibrahim	10 April 2013	17 November 2013	[12]
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture		Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor	12 February 2012	17 November 2013	[9]
Minister of Economic Development		Ahmed Mohamed	12 February 2012	17 November 2013	[9]
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure		Mohamed Muizzu	21 May 2012	17 November 2013	[1]
Minister of Human Resources, Youth and Sports		Mohamed Hussain Shareef	12 February 2012	17 November 2013	[9]
Minister of Islamic Affairs		Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed	19 February 2012	17 November 2013	[13]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights		Aamaal Ali	9 July 2013	17 November 2013	[14]
Minister of Environment and Energy		Mariyam Shakeela	21 May 2012	17 November 2013	[15]
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Mariyam Shakeela (acting)	12 September 2013	17 November 2013	[16]

Former Ministers

Office	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Replacement	Ref
			Took office	Left office
Minister of Home Affairs		Mohamed Jameel Ahmed	8 February 2012	11 May 2013	Ahmed Shafeeu (acting)	[7]
Minister of Transport and Communication		Ahmed Shamheed	12 February 2012	8 November 2012	Mohamed Nazim (acting), Ameen Ibrahim	[17] [12]
Attorney General		Aishath Azima Shakoor	12 February 2012	10 April 2013	Aishath Bisam	[12]
Attorney General		Aishath Bisam	10 April 2013	1 July 2013	Aishath Azima Shakoor	[5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Abdul Samad Abdulla	5 March 2012	25 August 2013	Asim Ahmed (acting), Mariyam Shakeela (acting)	[18] [16]
Minister of Health		Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed	7 May 2012	4 November 2013	Aamaal Ali (acting)	[10]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights		Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed	7 May 2012	19 November 2012	Mariyam Shakeela (acting), Aishath Azima Shakoor (acting; 7 March 2013 - 10 April 2013), Aishath Azima Shakoor	[19] [20] [21] [12]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights		Aishath Azima Shakoor	10 April 2013	1 July 2013	Aishath Azima Shakoor (acting), Aamaal Ali
Minister of Housing and Environment		Mohamed Muizzu	19 February 2012	21 May 2012	Himself as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure	[1]
Minister of Health and Family		Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed	12 February 2012	7 May 2012	Himself as Minister of Health	[2]

References

1. "President Waheed changes Ministry of Housing and Environment to Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. "President Waheed changes Ministry of Health and Family to Ministry of Health". The President's Office. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
3. "President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan". The President's Office . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. "Mohamed Waheeduddeen". The President's Office . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
5. "President appoints Attorney General". The President's Office . 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
6. "President Appoints Dr Jameel as Home Minister and Nazim as Defence Minister". The President's Office . 8 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "Acting Home Affairs Minister Appointed". The President's Office . 11 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
8. "President appoints Foreign Minister and Finance Minister". The President's Office . 5 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
9. "The President appoints Attorney General and some Ministers". The President's Office . 12 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
10. "Health Minister resigns". The President's Office. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
11. "President Appoints Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture". The President's Office. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
12. "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
13. "President appoints Minister of Islamic Affairs and Minister of Housing and Environment". The President's Office. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
14. "President appoints Dr Amal Ali as the Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights". The President's Office. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
15. "President Waheed establishes Ministry of Environment and Energy". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
16. "President appoints Dr Maryam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
17. "Acting Transport Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
18. "President appoints Dr Asim Ahmed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
19. "Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights Dismissed". The President's Office. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
20. "Acting Gender Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
21. "President Appoints Attorney General as the Acting Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights". The President's Office. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.