Waheed Cabinet

Cabinet of the Maldives
Cabinet of President Waheed in November 2013
Date formed7 February 2012
Date dissolved17 November 2013
People and organisations
PresidentMohamed Waheed Hassan Manik
President's historyVice President of the Maldives (2008–2012)
Vice PresidentMohamed Waheed Deen
No. of ministers18 (including AG)
Ministers removed5 resigned
1 dismissed
Member parties  Gaumee Itthihaad,   Progressive Party of Maldives, and   Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
Opposition parties  Maldivian Democratic Party and   Jumhooree Party
Opposition leadersMohamed Nasheed and Qasim Ibrahim
History
Advice and consentPeople's Majlis

The Cabinet of Mohamed Waheed was the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of the Maldives from 2012 to 2013.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik was appointed President of the Maldives after the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed during the 2011–2013 Maldives political crisis.

Overview

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President Waheed's cabinet comprised up to 15 cabinet ministers including the Attorney General. The positions were handed out to different members representing different parties of Waheed's coalition.

During his presidency, Waheed had changed the names of 2 ministries, the Ministry of Housing and Environment to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Health and Family to the Ministry of Health.[1][2]

Composition

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Position Portrait Name Term in office Ref
Took office Left office
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces   Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik 7 February 2012 17 November 2013 [3]
Vice President   Mohammed Waheed Deen 25 April 2012 10 November 2013 [4]
Attorney General   Aishath Azima Shakoor 1 July 2013 17 November 2013 [5]
Minister of Defence and National Security   Mohamed Nazim 8 February 2012 17 November 2013 [6]
Minister of Home Affairs   Ahmed Shafeeu (acting) 11 May 2013 17 November 2013 [7]
Minister of Finance and Treasury   Abdulla Jihad 5 March 2012 17 November 2013 [8]
Minister of Education   Asim Ahmed 12 February 2012 17 November 2013 [9]
Minister of Health   Aamal Ali (acting) 4 November 2013 17 November 2013 [10]
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture   Ahmed Shafeeu 12 March 2012 17 November 2013 [11]
Minister of Transport and Communication   Ameen Ibrahim 10 April 2013 17 November 2013 [12]
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture   Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor 12 February 2012 17 November 2013 [9]
Minister of Economic Development   Ahmed Mohamed 12 February 2012 17 November 2013 [9]
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure   Mohamed Muizzu 21 May 2012 17 November 2013 [1]
Minister of Human Resources, Youth and Sports   Mohamed Hussain Shareef 12 February 2012 17 November 2013 [9]
Minister of Islamic Affairs   Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed 19 February 2012 17 November 2013 [13]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights   Aamaal Ali 9 July 2013 17 November 2013 [14]
Minister of Environment and Energy   Mariyam Shakeela 21 May 2012 17 November 2013 [15]
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Mariyam Shakeela (acting) 12 September 2013 17 November 2013 [16]

Former Ministers

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Office Portrait Name Term in office Replacement Ref
Took office Left office
Minister of Home Affairs   Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 8 February 2012 11 May 2013 Ahmed Shafeeu (acting) [7]
Minister of Transport and Communication   Ahmed Shamheed 12 February 2012 8 November 2012 Mohamed Nazim (acting), Ameen Ibrahim [17][12]
Attorney General   Aishath Azima Shakoor 12 February 2012 10 April 2013 Aishath Bisam [12]
Attorney General   Aishath Bisam 10 April 2013 1 July 2013 Aishath Azima Shakoor [5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Abdul Samad Abdulla 5 March 2012 25 August 2013 Asim Ahmed (acting), Mariyam Shakeela (acting) [18][16]
Minister of Health   Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed 7 May 2012 31 October 2013 Aamaal Ali (acting) [10]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights   Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed 7 May 2012 19 November 2012 Mariyam Shakeela (acting), Aishath Azima Shakoor (acting; 7 March 2013 - 10 April 2013), Aishath Azima Shakoor [19][20][21][12]
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights   Aishath Azima Shakoor 10 April 2013 1 July 2013 Aishath Azima Shakoor (acting), Aamaal Ali
Minister of Housing and Environment   Mohamed Muizzu 19 February 2012 21 May 2012 Himself as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure [1]
Minister of Health and Family   Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed 12 February 2012 7 May 2012 Himself as Minister of Health [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "President Waheed changes Ministry of Housing and Environment to Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "President Waheed changes Ministry of Health and Family to Ministry of Health". The President's Office. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ "President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan". The President's Office. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Mohamed Waheeduddeen". The President's Office. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b "President appoints Attorney General". The President's Office. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. ^ "President Appoints Dr Jameel as Home Minister and Nazim as Defence Minister". The President's Office. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Acting Home Affairs Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "President appoints Foreign Minister and Finance Minister". The President's Office. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "The President appoints Attorney General and some Ministers". The President's Office. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Health Minister resigns". The President's Office. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "President Appoints Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture". The President's Office. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  13. ^ "President appoints Minister of Islamic Affairs and Minister of Housing and Environment". The President's Office. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  14. ^ "President appoints Dr Amal Ali as the Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights". The President's Office. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  15. ^ "President Waheed establishes Ministry of Environment and Energy". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  16. ^ a b "President appoints Dr Maryam Shakeela as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Acting Transport Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  18. ^ "President appoints Dr Asim Ahmed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights Dismissed". The President's Office. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Acting Gender Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  21. ^ "President Appoints Attorney General as the Acting Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights". The President's Office. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.