Ministry of Education (Maldives)

Ministry of Education

ތަޢުލީމީ ވުޒާރާ Thauleemee Vuzaara
Agency overview
Formed	22 December 1932 (1932-12-22)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Maldives
Headquarters	Ministry of Education Velaanaage 8th Floor, Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé, Maldives
Annual budget	MVR 29.6 Million [1]
Minister responsible	Dr. Ismail Shafeeu
Deputy Ministers responsible	Sulthan Ramiz [2] Shajah Firaaq [2] Aminath Maria [2] Aminath Nazima [2] Aminath Muna [2] Dr Fathimath Nishan [2]
Agency executives	Dr Ahmed Mohamed [3] , Minister of State for Education Dr. Abdul Latheef Mohamed [3] , Minister of State for Education Aishath Safoora [3] , Minister of State for Education Hussain Saeed Mohamed [3] , Minister of State for Education Dr Ahmed Adeel Naseer [3] , Minister of State for Education
Child agencies	Human Resource Management Section Policy, Planning and Research Section ESQID Corporate Services Section Audit Section Minister's bureau Finance Section Foreign Relations Section Thauleemee Fund Expatriate Unit Procurement Unit Information Officer Information Technology Services School Administration Section
Website	moe.gov.mv

The Ministry of Education is the Maldivian government sector responsible for education and providing public schools with funding necessary for the education institutions. Incumbent Minister is Dr. Ismail Shafeeu

The Ministry of Education directs the formulation and implementation of education policies. It has control of the development and administration of the Government and Government-aided primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, and a centralized institute. It also registers private schools.

It was introduced in 1965 shortly after the Independence of Maldives from the British. The Maldivian education system was revolutionized after the introduction of the MOE.

A survey of Maldives Schools in 1992 showed that the total number of pupils in Maldives was 73,642 and the number of government and private schools were 32,475 and 41,167 respectively. ^[4]

History

It was established in 1932 as the Vazeerul Ma'aarifge Mahukamaa, in 1934 it was changed to the Mahukamatahul Ma'aarif, in 1954 to the Vuzaarathul Ma'aarif, in 1971 to the Ministry of Education, in 1975 to the Department of Education, until 1977 where it was finally changed to the Ministry of Education. ^[5]

Ministers

Main article: Cabinet of the Maldives

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Ahmed Kamil Didi	22 December 1932	22 September 1953	20 years, 274 days	?	Shamsuddeen III	[5]
2		Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954)	25 December 1933	26 November 1936	3 years, 1 day	?	Shamsuddeen III Nooraddeen II	[5]
3		Hussain Afeefuddin	26 November 1936	26 December 1939	3 years, 30 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi	[5]
4		Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954)	29 October 1944	22 December 1952	8 years, 54 days	?	Abdul Majeed Didi	[5]
5		Abdulla Jalaluddin	22 December 1952	21 August 1953	242 days	?	Mohamed Amin Didi	[5]
6		Ibrahim Fareed Didi	22 December 1952	21 August 1953	242 days	?	Fareed I	[5]
7		Ibrahim Shihab (1922–1988)	03 June 1956	03 August 1959	3 years, 61 days	?	Fareed I	[5]
8		Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008)	03 August 1959	11 November 1968	9 years, 100 days	?	Fareed I	[5]
9		Hassan Zareer (1935–2001)	11 November 1968	01 August 1972	3 years, 264 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[5]
10		Adnan Hussain	16 August 1972	08 March 1975	2 years, 204 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[5]
11		Mohamed Nooruddin	19 May 1975	06 January 1977	1 year, 232 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[5]
12		Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi (1936–2015)	06 January 1977	11 November 1978	1 year, 309 days	?	Ibrahim Nasir	[5]
13		Mohamed Zahir Hussain	23 July 1979	30 May 1990	10 years, 311 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
14		Abdulla Hameed (1939–2015)	30 May 1990	11 November 1993	3 years, 165 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
15		Mohamed Latheef	11 November 1993	09 October 2002	8 years, 332 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
16		Ismail Shafeeu	09 October 2002	11 November 2003	−8 years, 332 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
17		Mahamood Shougee	11 November 2003	14 July 2005	1 year, 245 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
18		Zahiya Zareer (born 1959)	14 July 2005	10 November 2008	3 years, 119 days	?	Maumoon	[5]
19		Mustafa Lutfi	12 November 2008	29 June 2010	1 year, 229 days	MDP	Nasheed	[5]
20		Mustafa Lutfi	07 July 2010	11 December 2010	157 days	MDP	Nasheed	[5]
21		Shifa Mohamed	12 December 2010	08 February 2012	1 year, 58 days	MDP	Nasheed	[5]
22		Asim Ahmed (born 1963)	12 February 2012	17 November 2013	340 days	?	Waheed	[5]
23		Aishath Shiham (born 1964)	17 November 2013	16 November 2018	4 years, 364 days	?	Yameen	[5]
24		Aishath Ali	17 November 2018	17 November 2023	5 years, 0 days	?	Solih	[5]
25		Ismail Shafeeu (born 1980)	17 November 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 291 days	?	Muizzu	[5]

References

1. "Budget 2024 - Ministry of Education". Maldives Budget. Ministry of Finance, Maldives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
2. "The President's Office - Deputy Ministers". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
3. "The President's Office - State Ministers". presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
4. "Ministry Of Education - Schools".
5. "About". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 4 September 2025.