| Abdulla Khaleel | |
| Office1: | Minister of Health |
| Termstart1: | 17 November 2023 |
| Termend1: | 30 September 2024 |
| President1: | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Predecessor1: | Ahmed Naseem |
| Successor1: | Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim |
| Native Name: | ޢަބްދުﷲ ޚަލީލް |
| Native Name Lang: | dv |
| Party: | Progressive Party of Maldives |
| Nationality: | Maldivian |
| Citizenship: | Maldives |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1975 |
| Office2: | Member of parliament |
| Constituency2: | Nilandhoo |
| Termend2: | 2019 |
| Termstart2: | 2014 |
| Succeeded2: | Abdul Muhsin Hameed |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start: | 30 September 2024 |
| President: | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Predecessor: | Moosa Zameer |
| Birth Place: | Nilandhoo, Faafu Atoll, Maldives |
Abdulla Khaleel (born 12 February 1975) is a Maldivian politician who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives since September 2024 and Minister of Health from 2023 to 2024.[1] He holds a PhD in Public Policy and wrote his thesis on Decentralizing Maldives in 2015.[2]
At first, Khaleel was an Assistant teacher at Faafu Atoll Education Centre in Nilandhoo (Faafu Atoll). He was responsible for teaching Financial Accounting and Economics for London GCE O level classes. From November 2004 to April 2005, he was a part-time lecturer at the International Islamic College, Malaysia. After that he was a part-time lecturer at Maldivian Academy for Professional Studies (MAPS) from January 2005 to May 2006. He was then a part-time lecturer at Villa College, Maldives from July to December 2010. Khaleel started serving the government in 1997, he has held senior positions in the Ministry of Finance. He previously served as an MP for Nilandhoo Constituency from 2014 to 2019, as well as Secretary General of Civil Service Commission, and Secretary General at the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). While he served for the People's Majlis, he was the Chairman of Parliamentary Economic Affairs Committee. He had also served as the Atoll Chief of Alif Alif Atoll from May 2006 to May 2007 as well as the Atoll chief of Noonu Atoll from June 2007 to June 2008. Khaleel had also worked as an Assistant Supervisor at Maldives Ports Authority.[3] [4] On 30 September 2024, Mohamed Muizzu reshuffled the cabinet, making Khaleel the new Foreign Affairs Minister.[5] On 17 October 2024, Khaleel was elected as one of three vice presidents of PPM.[6]