Hala Hameed

Hala Hameed
ހާލާ ޙަމީދު
Official portrait, 2013
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva
In office
January 2016 – July 2020
PresidentAbdulla Yameen
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Preceded byAhmed Sareer
Succeeded bySalma Rasheed
Minister of State for Law and Gender
In office
1 July 2014 – August 2015
PresidentAbdulla Yameen
Minister of State for Health and Gender
In office
December 2013 – 1 July 2014
PresidentAbdulla Yameen
Succeeded byHerself as State Minister for Law and Gender
Vice President of the Police Integrity Commission
In office
18 November 2012 – December 2013
Appointed byMohamed Waheed
PresidentAbdulla Waheed
Personal details
Born (1963-11-06) 6 November 1963 (age 62)
SpouseAbdul Ghafoor Yoosuf
RelationsGayoom family
Children3
Parent
EducationAmerican University of Beirut
University of the South Pacific (BA)
University of East Anglia (MPhil, PhD)

Hala Hameed (Dhivehi: ހާލާ ޙަމީދު; born 6 November 1963) is a Maldivian politician and diplomat who has been heading the Bilateral Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since August 2022.

Career

She was first the Vice President of the Police Integrity Commission from December 2012 to December 2013 but resigned to serve as Minister of State for Health and Gender from December 2013 to July 2014. She served as the Minister of State for Law and Gender from July 2014 to August 2015. In October 2015, she was appointed as the Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva from January 2016 to July 2020.

Education

She was educated at the American University of Beirut, the University of the South Pacific (BA, 1989), and the University of East Anglia (MPhil, 1993; PhD, 2004). Her PhD was entitled "Understanding gender and intra-household relations: a case study of Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives". She received the government's special award for completing her PhD.

Family

She is the daughter of Abdulla Hameed, and the niece of Abdulla Yameen and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Hameed is married to Abdul Ghafoor Yoosuf and she has three children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Hala Hameed". Government of the Maldives. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "President Waheed appoints President and Vice President of Police Integrity Commission". The President's Office. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "President appoints Minister of State for Health and Gender". The President's Office. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Dr. Hala Hameed presents her Credentials, as Permanent Representative of Maldives, to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva". Embassy of the Maldives, London. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dr Hala Hameed appointed Ambassador-At-Large at Foreign Ministry". Sun. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Naafiz, Ali (22 December 2015). "Maldives names new representative to Geneva". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "President appoints a Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva". The President's Office. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hala Hameed appointed Minister of State for Health and Gender". Sun. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "ސަރުކާރުން ދެއްވާ ޚާއްޞަ އިނާމު - ޑޮކްޓަރ ހާލާ ޙަމީދު" [Government's Special Award - Doctor Hala Hameed]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Shaany, Aishath (7 September 2015). "Hala Hameed demoted to Additional Secretary at Foreign Ministry". Raajje TV. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.