ތަޢުލީމީ ވުޒާރާ Thauleemee Vuzaara | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 22 December 1932 |
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 |
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Child agencies |
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Website | moe |
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]
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]
No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Political Party | Government | Ref. | ||
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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] |