Ministry of Social and Family Development (Maldives)

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (Dhivehi: އިޖުތިމާޢީ އަދި ޢާއިލީ ތަރައްޤީއާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is a Maldivian government ministry tasked with protecting children, women, and elderly people. It's also tasked with investigating domestic violence.^[1]

Ministry of Social and Family Development

އިޖުތިމާޢީ އަދި ޢާއިލީ ތަރައްޤީއާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ
Ministry overview
Formed	17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Maldives
Headquarters	Umar Zahir Office Building, Hulhumalé, Maldives
Ministry executive	Aishath Shiham, Minister of Social and Family Development
Website	gender.gov.mv

Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Ministry of Gender, Family and Human Rights
1		Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (born 1972)	7 May 2012	19 November 2012	196 days	MDP	Waheed	[2][3]
-		Mariyam Shakeela Acting	21 November 2012	07 March 2013	106 days	?	Waheed	[4]
-		Aishath Azima Shakoor (born 1969) Acting	07 March 2013	10 April 2013	34 days	?	Waheed	[5]
2		Aishath Azima Shakoor (born 1969)	10 April 2013	1 July 2013	82 days	?	Waheed	[6]
3		Amal Ali	09 July 2013	17 November 2013	131 days	?	Waheed	[7]
Ministry of Gender and Family
4		Aminath Zenysha Shaheed Zaki	22 June 2016	17 November 2018	2 years, 148 days	?	Yameen	[8]
Ministry of Gender, Family, and Social Services
5		Shidhatha Shareef	17 November 2018	06 February 2020	1 year, 81 days	AP	Solih	[9]
6		Aishath Mohamed Didi	06 February 2020	17 November 2023	3 years, 284 days	?	Solih	[10]
Ministry of Social and Family Development
7		Aishath Shiham (born 1964)	06 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 336 days	PNC	Muizzu	[11]