Chief Justice of the Maldives

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Chief Justice of the
Maldives
Abdul Ghanee Mohamed in August 2025 (cropped).jpg
since 6 August 2025
Style The Honorable (formal)
Chief Justice (formal)
Member ofParliamentary Committee
Supreme Court
Seat Theemuge
Nominator President of the Maldives
Appointer People's Majlis
Term length Life tenure
Constituting instrument Constitution of the Maldives
FormationSeptember 18, 2008 (not fully functional until 2010)
First holder Abdulla Saeed
SalaryUp to Rf.  200,000 [ citation needed ]
Website supremecourt.mv

The chief justice of the Maldives is the most influential member of the judicial branch of the Maldives. He is appointed by the president of the Maldives.

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He is a member of parliamentary committee and one member of the five Supreme Court justices. He overlooks on cases and handles national crises, including the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis as an example, as well as the protests in Maldives between 2015 and 2016 which left more than 1000 people injured.

There have been several chief justices in the Maldives, with the Honorable Uz Abdulla Saeed being the inaugural holder under the current constitution. He was appointed as a justice of Supreme Court of the Maldives, which was brought into being by the Constitution in 2008, and assumed office as chief justice of the Maldives, pursuant to Article 285 (b) of the Constitution, on 18 September 2008.

Appointment and removal

There have been several chief justices since the creation of the position in 2008.

Appointment

The president sends the name of the nominee or nominee's to the People's Majlis. It is debated if the nominee is fit and qualified to be the chief justice. The voting will take place after the debate and if approved it would be sent back to the president to appoint the new chief justice.

Removal

The removal of the chief justice is taken by People's Majlis. The president is not allowed any direct input in the decision, and cannot take any action against it. To be officially removed from office he must get a majority of the People's Majlis to vote in favor of the removal.

List of chief justices

Chief JusticeDate originally appointed as a JusticeTenureLength of tenureAppointed by
1 Abdulla Saeed
(born 1964)
September 18, 2008September 18, 2008

August 10, 2010
1 year, 296 days Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom
2 Ahmed Faiz August 10, 2010August 10, 2010

December 11, 2014
4 years, 123 days Mohamed Nasheed
3 Abdulla Saeed
(born 1964)
December 14, 2014December 14, 2014

June 20, 2018
3 years, 187 days Abdulla Yameen
4 Ahmed Abdulla Didi
(born 1966)
June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

November 18, 2019
1 year, 143 days Abdulla Yameen
5 Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
(born 1965)
December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

July 20, 2025
5 years, 242 days Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
6 Abdul Ghanee Mohamed
(born 1978)
August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

incumbent
1 day Mohamed Muizzu