Aishath Azima Shakoor

Uza. Aishath Azima Shakoor (Dhivehi: ޢާއިޝަތު ޢާޒިމާ ޝަކޫރު; born 1 January 1969) is a Maldivian politician and lawyer who served as the first female attorney general of the Maldives. She was attorney general from 2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and again in 2013 to 2013.^[2] She also served as the President's Member of the People's Majlis.^[3]

Aishath Azima Shakoor
ޢާއިޝަތު ޢާޒިމާ ޝަކޫރު
Official portrait, 2016.
Minister for Legal Affairs
In office 10 January 2016 – 17 November 2018
President	Abdulla Yameen
Attorney General
In office 1 July 2013 – 29 October 2013
President	Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Preceded by	Herself
Succeeded by	Mohamed Anil
In office 12 February 2012 – 10 April 2013
President	Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Preceded by	Abdullah Muizzu
Succeeded by	Herself
In office 31 October 2007 – 11 November 2008
President	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Preceded by	Hassan Saeed
Succeeded by	Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights
In office 10 April 2013 – 1 July 2013
President	Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Preceded by	Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Mariyam Shakeela (acting)
Succeeded by	Aamaal Ali
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 56)[1] Maafannu, Malé, Maldives
Political party	Congress

Career

Shukoor was formerly a deputy at the Ministry of Home Affairs and a member of parliament appointed by president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.^[4]

Shakoor served as the Attorney General from 31 October 2007 to 11 November 2008, under the presidency of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, 12 February 2012 to 10 April 2013, under the presidency of Mohamed Waheed Hassan, and 1 July 2013 to 29 October 2013, under the same presidency.^[2]

In 2013, Shakoor was appointed as the Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights by Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed Hassan.^[5]

In 2016, Shakoor was appointed as the Minister for Legal Affairs by president Abdulla Yameen.^[6]

In 2024, Shakoor ran for Mayor of Malé City during the by-election, where she lost to Ali Azim.^[7]