Ali Naseer Mohamed ( dv, ޢަލީ ނަޞީރު މުޙައްމަދު, born 2 November 1969) is a Maldivian diplomat who is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations and was previously the Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States and Canada from July 2017 to May 2019.
Education
A native of
Gadhdhoo
Gadhdhoo (Dhivehi: ގައްދޫ), is the second most populated island in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. It has its own dialect of Dhivehi which is considerably different from northern and mid-Maldivian speech.
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He joined the Maldives Foreign Service in May 1985 and served in a number of posts within the Foreign Ministry, including additional secretary of the Policy Planning Division, director general of the Foreign Relations Directorate, director general of the Department for External Resources, and assistant director of the Research Division. He was the lead figure tasked with coordinating international relief aid in the aftermath of the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
in the Maldives. From November 2013 to July 2017 he was foreign secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On 9 July 2017 he was appointed by President Abdulla Yameen as ambassador and permanent representative, succeeding
António Guterres
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socia ...
.
Family
Naseer is married to Azeema Adam, a former governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority who resigned in 2017. They have a daughter and a son.