Ahmed Thasmeen Ali | |
|---|---|
 Thasmeen in 2011 | |
| Leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party Member Peoples Majlis | |
| In office 17 February 2010 – 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Minister of Atolls Development | |
| In office 2007–2008 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Abdulla Hameed |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Waheed Deen |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 14 July 2005 – 25 June 2007 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Ismael Shafeeu |
| Succeeded by | Abdulla Kamaaludeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1966[citation needed] Male' |
| Political party | Maldives Democratic Party (Since 2013) Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (till 2013) |
| Spouse | Visam Ali |
| Children | one |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20110925230901/http://www.thasmeen.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120324173118/http://www.drp.mv/ |
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali (born 1966; Dhivehi: އަޙްމަދު ތަސްމީން ޢަލީ), leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party[1] is a Maldivian MP, philanthropist and a businessman. Thasmeen started his career as a civil servant and after venturing into politics he was elected to Peoples Majlis from Baa Atoll and later he served in Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's cabinet and was his running mate in the first multiparty election held in the Maldives in 2008.[2]
His first Cabinet portfolio was Minister of Atolls Development and later served as Minister of Home Affairs,(14 July 2005 – 25 June 2007).[3]
He is the Former leader of the opposition political party, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party, and was, until May 2012,[4] Minority Leader in the Peoples Majlis of the Maldives.[5]
- ^ Maldives Today (30 September 2011). "Its party time in Maldives again!". Maldives Today. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Thasmeen.org (2010). "About Thasmeen". Thasmeen.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Ministry of Home Affairs (2010). "Previous heads of the ministry". Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Abdulla Yaameen named Minority Leader". Raajje News. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ^ Peoples Majlis (2010). "Majority and Minority leaders (in Dhivehi)". Peoples Majlis. Retrieved 25 February 2012.