Ameen Faisal
Ameen Faisal | |
|---|---|
 Faisal (left) with A K Antony | |
| National Security Advisor | |
| In office 10 December 2010 – 7 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Zahir |
| Minister of Defense and National Security | |
| In office 12 November 2008 – 10 December 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Muizzu Adnan (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1963 Male', Maldives |
| Political party | Maldives Democratic Party |
| Children | 6 children
Azlina Ameen Mohamed Ameen Mariyam Ameen Ahmed Ameen Daniyal Ameen Faisal Eshal Ameen Faisal |
Ameen Faisal is the former National Security Advisor[1] and former Minister of Defence and National Security of the Republic of Maldives.[2]
Political career[edit]
He was a founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He was active in Major Rallies with the President Mohamed Nasheed, while he was an activist. Ameen resigned on 7 February 2012, with the cabinet of president Mohamed Nasheed tendered televised en masse resignation.[3]
Ameen Faisal played a major role in the then opposition rallies in the presidency of Abdulla Yameen, and was instrumental in the 2018 presidential campaign of the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. He was expected to be the Minister of defence in the new coalition government cabinet, but the chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Mariya Ahmed Didi was appointed.
References[edit]
- ^ "Haveeru Online - President appoints Ameen Faisal as National Security Advisor". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Maldivian Defence Minister in Belgaum". The Hindu. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ BBC News (29 June 2010). "Maldives cabinet stages mass resignation".
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