Uza. Aishath Azima Shukoor is a Maldivian lawyer who served as the first female attorney general of the Maldives. She was attorney general from 2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and again in 2013.[1]

Shukoor in 2016

Career

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In 2013, Shukoor was appointed as the Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights by Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed Hassan.[2]

In 2016, Shukoor was appointed as the Minister for Legal Affairs by president Abdulla Yameen.[3]

Shukoor was formerly a deputy at the Ministry of Home Affairs and a member of parliament appointed by president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[4]

Elections

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Male City Mayoral By-Election 2024[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDP Ali Azim 7,621 44.81
PNC Azima Shukoor 5031 29.58
Democrats Mohamed Saif Fathih 2343 13.7
Independent Hussain Waheed 1888 11.10
Independent Shuaib Ali 125 0.73
Rejected ballots 402 2.31
Majority 2590 15.23
Turnout 17410 31.84
Registered electors 54,680
MDP gain from PNC Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General's Office". 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ "President appoints Uza. Aishath Azima Shakoor as Minister for Legal Affairs". The President's Office for the Republic of Maldives. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ Államok. Egyesült, Congress. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. p. 2258.
  5. ^ Elections Commission of the Maldives (15 January 2024). "2024 ޖަނަވަރީ 13 ވީ ހޮނިހިރު ދުވަހު ބޭއްވި ލޯކަލް ކައުންސިލްތަކުގެ ބައި- އިލެކްޝަނުގެ ރަސްމީ ނަތީޖާ". X (Formerly Twitter).