The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Maldives is responsible for managing the public finances of the Maldives.

History

The Finance Ministry was established in 1932 under the Arabic name ''Vuzaaraathul Maaliyya'' to handle the Sultanate of the Maldives' financial affairs.

Ministers of Finance

* Abdul Majeed Rannaban’deyri Kilegefaanu, 11 March 1903 to 14 October 1932 *

Hassan Farid Didi Prince Hassan Farid Didi (1901–1944) was a Maldivian royal and a statesman. He was the Minister for Home Affairs, Finance, Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Representative in Ceylon. Born as the younger son of Prince Abdul Majeed Didi, lat ...

, 22 December 1932 to 18 January 1942 *

Mohamed Amin Didi Sumuvvul Ameer Mohamed Amin Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu (Dhivehi: ސުމުއްވުލް އަމީރު މުހައްމަދު އަމީން ދޮށިމޭނާ ކިލެގެފާނު) (July 20, 1910 – January 19, 1954), popularly known as Mohamed Amin Didi ...

, 18 January 1942 to 31 December 1952 *

Ibrahim Muhammad Didi Ibrahim Muhammad Didi ( dv, އިބްރާހީމް މުޙައްމަދުދީދީ; March 20, 1902 - October 6, 1981), (also known as Velaanaagey Ibrahim Didi) was Vice President of Maldives. While people demanded him to be president on terms that the ...

, 12 July 1954 to 27 November 1955 * Ibrahim Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu, 27 November 1955 to 14 December 1957 *

Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan ( dv, އިބްރާހިމް ނާޞިރު ރަންނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލޭގެފާނު), KCMG, NGIV (''Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya'', dv, ނިޝާން ޣާޒީގެ ޢިއްޒަތްތެރި ވެރ ...

, 14 December 1957 to 11 November 1968 *

Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi (alternative name: ''Amir Abdul Sattar Faamudheyri Kilegefaanu'') was Maldivian diplomat and politician. He was born 1936 or 1937. He died in November 2015 in Bangkok. Life Didi started his public service career as secret ...

, 29 October 1970 to 10 March 1975 * Mohamed Nooruddin, 7 July 1976 to 11 November 1978 *

Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (; dv, މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician and an Islamic scholar who served as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Trans ...

, 11 November 1978 to 5 January 1989 *

Ismail Fathy Ishmael ''Ismaḗl''; Classical/Qur'anic Arabic: إِسْمَٰعِيْل; Modern Standard Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ''ʾIsmāʿīl''; la, Ismael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions; and is cons ...

, 5 January 1989 to 11 November 1993 *

Arif Hilmy Arif or Aref may refer to: *Arif, a local name for the Rif mountains in northern Morocco *Arif (given name) *Arif (surname) *‘arif, a concept in Sufism, see Ma'rifa *Arif gang The Arifs are a South East London-based Turkish people, Turkish ...

, 11 November 1993 to 31 May 2000 * Mohamed Jaleel, 1 June 2000 to 14 July 2005 * Qasim Ibrahim, 18 August 2005 to 15 July 2008 * Abdulla Jihad, 15 July 2008 to 11 November 2008 *

Ali Hashim ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, 12 November 2008 to 12 December 2010 *

Ahmed Inaz Ahmed Inaz is a Maldivian economist, and former Minister of Finance in the MDP government from April 2011 to December 2011. He was a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, but resigned in February 2012 and has served as a Director in Planning ...

, 10 April 2011 to 29 December 2011 * Mohamed Shihab, 4 January 2012 to 8 February 2012 * Abdulla Jihad, 5 March 2012 to 22 June 2016 *

Ahmed Munawar Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

, 22 June 2016 to 15 November 2018 * Ibrahim Ameer, 17 November 2018 to date

References

{{reflist Politics of the Maldives Political organisations based in the Maldives Maldives 1932 establishments in the British Empire