Fathulla Jameel

Fathulla Jameel
ފަތުހުﷲ ޖަމީލް
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 March 1978 – 14 July 2005
PresidentIbrahim Nasir
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Preceded byAhmed Zaki
Succeeded byDr. Ahmed Shaheed
Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations
In office
14 April 1977 – 1978
Preceded byMaumoon Abdul Gayoom
Succeeded byAhmed Zaki
Senior Minister
In office
30 April 2008 – 11 November 2008
PresidentMaumoon Abdul Gayoom
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1942-09-05)September 5, 1942
Died(2012-03-01)March 1, 2012
Singapore General Hospital
ParentMuhammad Jameel Didi

Fathulla Jameel, NIIV (Dhivehi: ފަތުހުﷲ ޖަމީލް; September 5, 1942 – March 1, 2012) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 1978 to 2005.[1]

Jameel was the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from April 14, 1977 to 1978.[2] He became Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 14, 1978 and, under President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, held that position for 27 years. On July 14, 2005, he resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs and was instead appointed as a Special Advisor to the President. On April 30, 2008 he was sworn into the position of senior minister, a relatively new post created by the then incumbent president Gayoom.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Former Representatives". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The President accepts the resignation of Mr. Fathulla Jameel, Mr. Abdulla Hameed and Mr. Umar Zahir, from the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Atolls Development and Home Affairs, respectively"[permanent dead link], The President's Office, Maldives (maldiveshighcom.lk), July 14, 2005.
  4. ^ "The President appoints Mr. Fathulla Jameel as Senior Minister". Department of Information. Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. 4 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-25.