Thoriq Ibrahim | |
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Minister of Tourism and Environment | |
Assumed office 1 February 2025 | |
President | Mohamed Muizzu |
Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Climate Change,Environment and Energy |
Minister of Climate Change,Environment and Energy | |
In office 17 November 2023 –1 February 2025 | |
Preceded by | Shauna Aminath |
Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Tourism and Environment |
Minister of Environment and Energy | |
In office 21 November 2013 –17 November 2018 | |
President | Abdulla Yameen |
Preceded by | Mariyam Shakeela |
Succeeded by | Hussain Rasheed Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | Galolhu,Malé,Maldives [1] | 1 February 1969
Alma mater | Loughborough University National University of Singapore Preston University |
Thoriq Ibrahim (born 1 February 1969) is a Maldivian politician and the current Minister of Tourism and Environment since 2023. [2]
Ibrahim acquired a Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology. In 1995,a master's degree in Building Science from the National University of Singapore in 2002,and an MBA from Preston University in 2004. [2] [3]
He was appointed as Minister of Climate Change,Environment and Energy by President Mohamed Muizzu on 17 November 2023. [4] Earlier,he served as the Minister of Environment and Energy from 19 November 2013 to 17 November 2018 during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen. [5] After finishing schooling,he took on a variety of engineering and project management work,most notably being the Project Director for the rebuilding nine houses that were damaged in the 2004 tsunami. [6] He was also the chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States. [7] His ministerial portfolio was changed on 1 February 2025 after President Mohamed Muizzu merged the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Climate Change,Environment and Energy together to make the Ministry of Tourism and Environment,which made Ibrahim the minister. [8]