Thoriq Ibrahim

Thoriq Ibrahim (born 1 February 1969) is a Maldivian politician and the current Minister of Tourism and Environment since 2023.^[2]

Thoriq Ibrahim
Minister of Tourism and Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2025
President	Mohamed Muizzu
Preceded by	Himself as Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
In office 17 November 2023 – 1 February 2025
Preceded by	Shauna Aminath
Succeeded by	Himself as Minister of Tourism and Environment
Minister of Environment and Energy
In office 21 November 2013 – 17 November 2018
President	Abdulla Yameen
Preceded by	Mariyam Shakeela
Succeeded by	Hussain Rasheed Hassan
Personal details
Born	(1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 (age 56) Galolhu, Malé, Maldives[1]
Alma mater	Loughborough University National University of Singapore Preston University

Education

Ibrahim acquired a Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology. In 1995, a master's degree in Building Science from the National University of Singapore in 2002, and an MBA from Preston University in 2004.^[2][3]

Career

He was appointed as Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy by President Mohamed Muizzu on 17 November 2023.^[4] Earlier, he served as the Minister of Environment and Energy from 19 November 2013 to 17 November 2018 during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen.^[5] After finishing schooling, he took on a variety of engineering and project management work, most notably being the Project Director for the rebuilding nine houses that were damaged in the 2004 tsunami.^[6] He was also the chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.^[7] His ministerial portfolio was changed on 1 February 2025 after President Mohamed Muizzu merged the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy together to make the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, which made Ibrahim the minister.^[8]