Attorney General (Maldives)

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Attorney General of Maldives
ބަންޑާރަނައިބު
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Incumbent
Ibrahim Riffath[1]
since 17 November 2018[1]
Judiciary of the Maldives
StyleThe Honorable
Bandaaranaibu
AbbreviationAG
ResidenceMalè Maldives
SeatVelaanaage[2]
NominatorCabinet of the Maldives
AppointerPresident of the Maldives
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the Maldives
Formation1932[3]
Websitehttp://agoffice.gov.mv

Attorney General of the Maldives was introduced in 1932 under Sultun 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.

The Attorney General office became part of Ministry of Law and Gender after the establishment in 2013 and became .[4]

Azima Shukoor was the longest serving Attorney General and there has been 8 Attorneys General between 1993 and 2017.[5]

Attorney General list since 1993[]

Attorney General Year Start Year End President of the Maldives
Mohamed Munawar 11 December 1993 11 December 2003 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Hassan Saeed 11 December 2003 5 August 2007 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Azima Shukoor 10 October 2007 11 December 2008 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed 12 October 2008 18 November 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 Muizz 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 Incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "The President's Office - The Cabinet". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  2. ^ "Contact Us - Attorney General's Office". agoffice.gov.mv.
  3. ^ a b c "History - Attorney General's Office". agoffice.gov.mv.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2017-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b http://agoffice.gov.mv/en/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Link1-former-AGs.pdf
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