The chief justice of the Maldives is the most influential member of the

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of the Maldives. He is appointed by the

president of the Maldives The president of the Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Maldives and the commander-in-chief of the Maldives National Defence F ...

. He is a member of parliamentary committee and one member of the five

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justices. He overlooks on cases and handles national crises, including the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis as an example, as well as the protests in Maldives between 2015 and 2016 which left more than 1000 people injured. There have been several chief justices in the Maldives, with the Honorable Uz Abdulla Saeed being the inaugural holder under the current constitution. He was appointed as a justice of Supreme Court of the Maldives, which was brought into being by the Constitution in 2008, and assumed office as chief justice of the Maldives, pursuant to Article 285 (b) of the Constitution, on 18 September 2008.

Appointment and removal

There have been several chief justices since the creation of the position in 2008.

Appointment

The president sends the name of the nominee or nominee's to the

People's Majlis The People's Majlis ( dv, ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލިސް; ''Rayyithunge Majilis'') is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of t ...

. It is debated if the nominee is fit and qualified to be the chief justice. The voting will take place after the debate and if approved it would be sent back to the president to appoint the new chief justice.

Removal

The removal of the chief justice is taken by People's Majlis. The president is not allowed any direct input in the decision, and cannot take any action against it. To be officially removed from office he must get a majority of the People's Majlis to vote in favor of the removal.

List of chief justices

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(born 1964) , September 18, 2008 ,
–
, , Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom , - style="background:#FFF;" , data-sort-value="Ahmed Faiz", 2 , Ahmed Faiz , August 10, 2010 ,
–
, , Mohamed Nasheed , - style="background:#FFF;" , data-sort-value="Abdulla Saeed", 3 , Abdulla Saeed
(born 1964) , August 10, 2010 ,
–
, ,

Abdulla Yameen Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom ( dv, ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who was President of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. He left office on 17 November 2018 following his ...

, - style="background:#FFF;" , data-sort-value="Ahmed Abdhulla Didi", 4 , Ahmed Abdulla Didi
(born 1966) , August 10, 2010 ,
–
, ,

, - style="background:#FFF;" , data-sort-value="Ahmed Muthasim Adnan", 5 , Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
(born 1968) , August 10, 2010 ,
–
Incumbent , {{sort, 08, {{ayd, 2019, 12, 08, , Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

External links

* http://www.supremecourt.gov.mv * http://www.highcourt.gov.mv * http://www.familycourt.gov.mv * http://www.civilcourt.gov.mv * http://www.drugcourt.gov.mv Judiciary of the Maldives

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...