Waheed Cabinet | |
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Cabinet of the Maldives | |
Date formed | 7 February 2012 |
Date dissolved | 17 November 2013 |
People and organisations | |
President | Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik |
President's history | Vice President of the Maldives (2008–2012) |
Vice President | Mohamed Waheed Deen |
No. of ministers | 18 (including AG) |
Ministers removed | 5 resigned 1 dismissed |
Member parties | Gaumee Itthihaad, Progressive Party of Maldives, and Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party |
Opposition parties | Maldivian Democratic Party and Jumhooree Party |
Opposition leaders | Mohamed Nasheed and Qasim Ibrahim |
History | |
Advice and consent | People'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
editPresident 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
editPosition | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Ref | |
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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
editOffice | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Replacement | Ref | |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan". The President's Office. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Mohamed Waheeduddeen". The President's Office. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b "President appoints Attorney General". The President's Office. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "President Appoints Dr Jameel as Home Minister and Nazim as Defence Minister". The President's Office. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Acting Home Affairs Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "President appoints Foreign Minister and Finance Minister". The President's Office. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "The President appoints Attorney General and some Ministers". The President's Office. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Health Minister resigns". The President's Office. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "President Appoints Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture". The President's Office. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "President appoints Minister of Islamic Affairs and Minister of Housing and Environment". The President's Office. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "President Waheed establishes Ministry of Environment and Energy". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Acting Transport Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "President appoints Dr Asim Ahmed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs". The President's Office. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights Dismissed". The President's Office. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Acting Gender Minister Appointed". The President's Office. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "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.