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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
| Headquarters | Velaanaage |
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| Website | health |
The Ministry of health of the Republic of Maldives is a government ministry in the Maldives. [1] It is directly responsible for the health and wellbeing of the Citizens of Maldives. [2]
| Minister | Term | President |
|---|---|---|
| Ilyas Ibrahim | ?-2008 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Dr. Aminath Jameel | 12 November 2008 - 29 June 2010 | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Dr. Aminath Jameel | 7 July 2010 - 7 February 2012 | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Dr. Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed | 7 May 2012 - 31 October 2013 | Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik |
| Dr. Amal Ali (Acting) | 4 November 2013 - 17 November 2013 | Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik |
| Dr. Mariyam Shakeela | 1 July 2014 - 11 August 2014 | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
| Col. (Rtd.) Mohamed Nazim (Acting) | 11 August 2014 - 20 January 2015 | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
| Dr. Mohamed Shainee (Acting) | 21 January 2015 - 10 March 2015 | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
| Ahmed Zuhoor | 10 March 2015 - 17 November 2018 | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
| Abdulla Ameen | 17 November 2018 - 21 October 2020 | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
| Ahmed Naseem | 22 October 2020 - 17 November 2023 | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
| Abdulla Khaleel | 17 November 2023 - Present | Mohamed Muizzu |
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is named after the main island and capital of Male. The word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male". The name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands". Dhivehi Raajje in Dhivehi means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people". The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.
The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the Head of Government. Executive power is exercised by the government. The President heads the executive branch and appoints the Cabinet; like many presidential democracies, each member of the cabinet need to be approved by the Parliament. The President, along with their pick for vice president, is directly elected by the denizens to a five-year term by a secret ballot. Once in office, they could be re-elected to a second 5-year term, which is the limit allowed by the Constitution. The current President of the Maldives is Mohamed Muizzu, when his predecessor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih lost the 2023 Maldivian presidential election. Nasheed reportedly resigned involuntarily to forestall an escalation of violence, and was placed in jail, before being forced into exile, from which he eventually returned.
In ancient times, Maldives were renowned for cowries, coir rope, dried tuna fish, ambergris (maavaharu) and coco de mer (tavakkaashi). Local and foreign trading ships used to load these products in the Maldives and bring them abroad.
The Maldives has remained an independent nation throughout its recorded history, save for a brief spell of Portuguese occupation in the mid-16th century. From 1887 to 1965, the country was a British protectorate while retaining full internal sovereignty. At its independence in 1965, the Maldives joined the United Nations on 20 September.
Alif Alif Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March 1, 1984, combining northern section of Ari Atoll, the small Rasdhukuramathi Atoll, and the isolated island of Thoddoo. Many of the islands in this atoll have been inhabited since ancient times and have archaeological remains from the Maldivian Buddhist period.
Vaavu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives, comprising the natural atolls of Felidhu Atoll and the Vattaru Reef.
Kolhufushi is one of the inhabited islands of Meemu Atoll.
Fulidhoo (Dhivehi:ފުލިދޫ) is the most northern of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives. It is famous for Maldivian cultural events like Langiri, a traditional dance with drums and Thaara.
Keyodhoo is the most populous of the islands of Vaavu Atoll.
The Maldives National University also known by its abbreviation MNU is a public university located in the Maldives.
Maldivian passport is a proof of citizenship, issued by Maldives Immigration, to all the nationals of the Maldives for international travel. The current passport, the 2nd generation e-passport, was launched on 24 January 2016. This passport consists of a highly secured poly-carbonate data page with laser engraved photo and data. Each visa page of the passport has a different design, represented with numerous illustrations by the Maldivian local artist, Hussain Ali Manik. A Maldivian Passport can be issued to any Maldivian citizen who applies for a passport.
Israel–Maldives relations refer to foreign relations between Israel and the Maldives. The countries had diplomatic relations from 1965 to 1974. From 2012 to 2017, they maintained cooperation agreements, but did not restore full diplomatic relations.
The Cabinet of the Maldives is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of the Maldives. It is made up of the President, the Vice President, Attorney General and the Ministers.
Mohamed Fahmy Hassan was the chairman of the Maldives Civil Service Commission. He is a native of Fuvahmulah, Maldives, and is a master's degree graduate from the University of Bath, England.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Communication was a ministry of the government of Maldives. The ministry's job is to ensure a safe transport network domestically and internationally.
Mariyam Shakeela is a Maldivian businesswoman and politician who was the former Minister for Health and Family and the Minister of Environment and Energy of Maldives.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Maldives on 7 March 2020 from a 69-year-old Italian tourist who had returned to Italy after spending holidays in Kuredu Resort & Spa. The Health Protection Agency of Maldives confirmed two cases in Maldives, both employees of the resort. Following this, the hotel was locked down with several tourists stranded on the island. As of 11 March, the resorts of Kuredu, Vilamendhoo, Batalaa, and Kuramathi island were also placed under temporary quarantine. Schools were closed as a precaution.
Countries and territories in South Asia have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first South Asian country to report a confirmed case was Nepal, which documented its first case on 23 January 2020, in a man who had returned from Wuhan on 9 January. As of 2 July, at least one case of COVID-19 has been reported in every country in South Asia. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Maldives have implemented lockdowns, Sri Lanka has responded with quarantine curfews while India and Nepal have declared a country-wide lockdown. Countries have also instituted various levels of restrictions on international travel, some countries have completely sealed off their land borders and grounded most international flights.
Maldives–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between the Maldives and the Turkey. The diplomatic relations were established in 1979. The Turkish Embassy in New Delhi, India is accredited to the Maldives and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva is accredited to Turkey. The two countries have good relations between them mostly in the areas of tourism and defence, while being in close cooperation with one another on international platforms including the United Nations and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Maldives–Nepal relations refers to foreign relations between the Maldives and Nepal.
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