Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu

See also: Cabinet of the Maldives

The Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu is the current most senior level of the executive branch of the current Government of the Maldives. The cabinet ministers were appointed following the inauguration of President Mohamed Muizzu.

Muizzu Cabinet
Cabinet of the Maldives
Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu in February 2025
Date formed	17 November 2023
People and organisations
President	Mohamed Muizzu
President's history	Mayor of Malé (2021–2023) Minister of Housing and Infrastructure (2012–2018) Minister of Housing and Environment (2012–2012)
Vice President	Hussain Mohamed Latheef
No. of ministers	21
Ministers removed	2 resigned 1 dismissed
Member parties	PNC and   PPM
Status in legislature	Majority government (2024–present)
Opposition party	Maldivian Democratic Party
Opposition leaders	Fayyaz Ismail Mohamed Nasheed Abdulla Shahid
History
Election	2023 presidential election
Advice and consent	People's Majlis
Predecessor	Solih Cabinet

Mohamed Muizzu assumed office as President of the Maldives on 17 November 2023. The cabinet ministers were also appointed on 17 November 2023. The cabinet include 22 Ministers.

Overview

President Muizzu's administration comprises 21 ministers in the cabinet. The positions were distributed among politicians representing various political factions. Following the appointments of ministers, Muizzu submitted the names of ministers to the People's Majlis for approval.^[1][2]

Among twenty two cabinet ministers, three ministers, Ali Haidar Ahmed, Mohamed Shaheem and Ahmed Usham were unapproved after a brawl in the parliament.^[3] President Muizzu reappointed the three ministers, Shaheem as Minister of Islamic Affairs, Usham as Attorney General and Haidar as Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development.^[4][5][6]

On 30 September 2024, when finance minister Mohamed Shafeeq resigned from his position, the cabinet was re-structured shuffling Foreign Minister Zameer as Finance minister, and Health Minister Abdulla Khaleel as Foreign minister.^[7] Health minister was replaced by Principal Secretary to the President on Public Policy Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim.^[8]

On 1 December 2024, Aishath Rameela resigned as the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare citing her deteriorating health.^[9] Maryam Mariya was appointed to oversee the ministry on the same day.^[10]

On 26 December 2024, President Muizzu merged the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Housing, Land, and Urban Development to create the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Infrastructure.^[11] The Ministry of Finance was renamed to the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The Minister of Housing, Land, and Urban Development Ali Haidar Ahmed was appointed as the Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, Maryam Mariya officially appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare, and Abdulla Muththalib as Minister of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure.^[12]

On 28 January 2025, president Mohamed Muizzu dismissed Ibrahim Faisal as Minister of Tourism, no reason being given for the dismissal.^[13][14]

On 1 February 2025, Muizzu merged the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, thus making the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.^[15] He appointed Thoriq Ibrahim as the head of the new ministry.^[15] This merger came with public backlash and criticism.^[16]

Composition

Cabinet of Ministers of Mohamed Muizzu's Government

Office	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Ref
			Took office	Left office
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces		Mohamed Muizzu	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[17]
Vice President		Hussain Mohamed Latheef	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[18]
Attorney General		Ahmed Usham	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[19]
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Abdulla Khaleel	September 30, 2024	Incumbent	[20]
Minister of Defence		Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[21]
Minister of Homeland Security and Technology		Ali Ihusaan	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[22]
Minister of Finance and Planning		Moosa Zameer	September 30, 2024	Incumbent	[20]
Minister of Health		Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim	September 30, 2024	Incumbent	[23]
Minister of Education		Ismail Shafeeu	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[24]
Minister of Economic Development and Trade		Mohamed Saeed	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[25]
Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture		Ahmed Shiyam	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[26]
Minister of Islamic Affairs		Mohamed Shaheem	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[27]
Minister of Sports, Fitness and Recreation		Abdulla Rafiu	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[28]
Minister of Social and Family Development		Aishath Shiham	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[24]
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation		Mohamed Ameen	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[29]
Minister of Tourism and Environment		Thoriq Ibrahim	February 1, 2025	Incumbent	[30]
Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts		Ibrahim Waheed	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[31]
Minister of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure		Abdulla Muththalib	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[32]
Minister of Dhivehi Language, Culture and Heritage		Adam Naseer Ibrahim	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[33]
Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works		Adam Shareef	November 17, 2023	Incumbent	[34]
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare		Maryam Mariya	December 26, 2024	Incumbent	[12]
Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development		Ali Haidar Ahmed	December 26, 2024	Incumbent	[12]

Former ministers

Office	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Replacement	Ref
			Took office	Left office
Minister of Finance		Mohamed Shafeeq	November 17, 2023	September 30, 2024	Moosa Zameer	[7][35]
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Moosa Zameer	November 17, 2023	September 30, 2024	Abdulla Khaleel	[8]
Minister of Health		Abdulla Khaleel	November 17, 2023	September 30, 2024	Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim	[8]
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare		Aishath Rameela	November 17, 2023	December 1, 2024	Maryam Mariya (acting: December 1-26, appointed: December 26)	[36][10][12]
Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development		Maryam Mariya	November 17, 2023	December 26, 2024	Ali Haidar Ahmed	[12]
Minister of Housing and Urban Development		Ali Haidar Ahmed	November 17, 2023	December 26, 2024	Ministry dissolved.	[12]
Minister of Tourism		Ibrahim Faisal	November 17, 2023	January 28, 2025	Merged with the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy to form the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.	[37][38][15]