Minister of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent Abdulla Khaleel since 30 September 2024
Member of	Cabinet of the Maldives
Reports to	President of the Maldives
Appointer	President of the Maldives
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Hassan Farid Didi

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

List of Foreign ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Maldives since 1932: ^[1]

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Hassan Farid Didi (1901–1944)	22 December 1932	31 March 1944	11 years, 100 days	?	Shamsuddeen III	[2]
2		Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954)	29 October 1944	21 August 1953	8 years, 296 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi	[2]
3		Ibrahim Ali Didi (1889–1975)	11 March 1954	11 December 1957	3 years, 275 days	?	Fareed I	[2]
4		Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008)	12 December 1957	11 November 1968	10 years, 335 days	?	Fareed I	[2]
5		Ahmed Zaki (1931–1996)	11 November 1968	01 August 1972	3 years, 264 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[2]
5		Ahmed Zaki (1931–1996)	25 February 1975	06 March 1975	9 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[2]
6		Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012)	14 March 1978	14 July 2005	27 years, 122 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir Maumoon	[2]
7		Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964)	14 July 2005	21 August 2007	2 years, 38 days	?	Maumoon	[2]
8		Abdulla Shahid (born 1962)	23 August 2007	10 November 2008	3 years, 79 days	DRP	Maumoon	[2]
9		Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964)	12 November 2008	29 June 2010	1 year, 229 days	MDP	Nasheed	[2]
9		Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964)	07 July 2010	11 December 2010	157 days	MDP	Nasheed	[2]
9		Ahmed Shaheed (born 1964)	07 July 2010	11 December 2010	157 days	MDP	Nasheed	[2]
-		Mohamed Aslam Acting	14 December 2010	21 March 2011	97 days	MDP	Nasheed	[2]
10		Ahmed Naseem (born 1948)	21 March 2011	7 February 2012	323 days	MDP	Nasheed	[2]
11		Abdul Samad Abdulla (1946–2013)	5 March 2012	25 August 2013	1 year, 173 days	?	Waheed	[2]
-		Asim Ahmed (born 1963) Acting	25 August 2013	12 September 2013	18 days	?	Waheed	[3]
-		Mariyam Shakeela (born 1961) Acting	12 September 2013	17 November 2013	66 days	?	Waheed	[4]
12		Dunya Maumoon (born 1970)	17 November 2013	5 July 2016	2 years, 231 days	PPM	Yameen	[2]
13		Mohamed Asim (born 1960)	15 July 2016	17 November 2013	2 years, 125 days	?	Yameen	[2]
14		Abdulla Shahid (born 1962)	17 November 2018	17 November 2023	5 years, 0 days	MDP	Solih	[2]
15		Moosa Zameer	17 November 2023	30 September 2024	318 days	PNC	Muizzu	[5]
16		Abdulla Khaleel (born 1975)	30 September 2024	Incumbent	339 days	PNC	Muizzu	[5]

References

1. "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
2. "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives) . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. "President appoints Dr Asim Ahmed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
4. "President appoints Dr Maryam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. "The President reshuffles Cabinet". The President's Office . 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.