Attorney General (Maldives) Explained

Attorney General of the Maldives was introduced in 1932 under Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III.^[3] It is responsible in upholding the law within a secure and a peace environment and defend the public interest.^[3] He is also designated as a member of the Cabinet of the Maldives.

From 2014 to 2016, the Attorney General's office was part of the Ministry of Law and Gender, with Attorney General Mohamed Anil in charge of the ministry.^{[4] [5]}

Azima Shukoor was the longest serving Attorney General since 1993.^[6]

Attorneys General list

Attorney General	Year Start	Year End	President of the Maldives
Faleelathusheikh Hussain Salahuddin	23 December 1900	17 December 1928
Abdullah Kamaluddin	17 December 1928	22 December 1932
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Rushdhee	16 December 1932	9 November 1933
Abdullah Kamaluddin	27 January 1934	18 September 1939
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Rushdhee	18 September 1939	30 September 1940
Faleelathusheikh Ibrahim Luthfee	30 September 1940	31 January 1942
Ahmed Kamil Didi	31 January 1942	29 October 1944
Mohamed Nasir Manik	29 October 1944	23 August 1950
Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim	23 August 1950	17 May 1951
Ahmed Kamil Didi	28 May 1951	30 May 1956
Muhammad Jameel Didi	30 May 1956	11 September 1956
Adnan Hussain	26 September 1956	1 August 1959
Ibrahim Shihab	3 August 1959	11 November 1968
Ahmed Zaki	11 November 1983	22 February 1990	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Ahmed Zahir	22 February 1990	27 March 1991	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Mohamed Munawar	11 November 1993	11 November 2003	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Hassan Saeed	11 November 2003	5 August 2007	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Azima Shukoor	10 October 2007	11 November 2008	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed[7]	12 November 2008	18 May 2009	Mohamed Nasheed
Husnu Al Suood	2 June 2009	29 May 2010	Mohamed Nasheed
Ahmed Ali Sawaad	12 August 2010	21 March 2011	Mohamed Nasheed
Abdulla Muizzu	21 March 2011	8 February 2012	Mohamed Nasheed
Azima Shukoor	12 February 2012	10 April 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Aishath Bisham	10 April 2013	1 July 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Azima Shukoor	1 July 2013	29 October 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Mohamed Anil	21 November 2013	17 November 2018	Abdulla Yameen
Ibrahim Riffath	17 November 2018	17 November 2023	Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Ahmed Usham	17 November 2023	Incumbent	Mohamed Muizzu

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The President's Office - The Cabinet. www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. 2017-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307184922/http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/Index.aspx?lid=16. 2012-03-07. dead.
2. Web site: Contact Us - Attorney General's Office. agoffice.gov.mv.
3. Web site: History - Attorney General's Office. agoffice.gov.mv. 2017-06-27. 2017-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813193238/http://agoffice.gov.mv/en/history/. dead.
4. Web site: The President's Office - President establishes the Ministry of Law and Gender . 2017-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814182057/http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/Index.aspx?lid=11&dcid=14538 . 2014-08-14 . dead .
5. Web site: Former Ministers . Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services . https://web.archive.org/web/20200513181346/https://gender.gov.mv/en/?page_id=2710 . 13 May 2020.
6. Web site: 22 December 2016 . Former Attorney Generals' of Maldives – from 1993 onwards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906182537/http://agoffice.gov.mv/en/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Link1-former-AGs.pdf . 2017-09-06 . 2017-06-27 . Attorney General’s Office.
7. Web site: Attorney General's Office . 12 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240912225700/http://www.agoffice.gov.mv/#/Attorney%20General/Former%20Attorneys%20General . 2024-09-12 .