Ahmed Kamil Didi
Maldivian politician
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Ahmed Kamil Didi (Dhivehi: އަޙްމަދު ކާމިލް ދީދީ; also spelled as Kaamil) is a Maldivian politician who served as the first Minister of Education of the Maldives from 1932 to 1933 and as the Minister of Home Affairs.
Ahmed Kamil Didi | |
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އަޙްމަދު ކާމިލް ދީދީ | |
Didi as the Minister of Education | |
| Attorney General | |
| In office 28 May 1951 – 30 May 1956 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Majeed Didi Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| President | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Preceded by | Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Jameel Didi |
| In office 31 January 1942 – 29 October 1944 | |
| Monarchs | Hassan Nooraddeen II Abdul Majeed Didi |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Luthfee |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Nasir Manik |
| 2nd Speaker of the People's Majlis | |
| In office 27 June 1942 – 29 October 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| Succeeded by | ibrahim Ali Didi |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 22 December 1932 – 22 September 1953 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shamsuddeen III |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 22 December 1932 – 24 December 1933 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shamsuddeen III |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Fareed Didi |
Biography
Didi was part of the first cabinet of the Maldives as the Minister of Education and the Minister of Home Affairs, serving both portfolios from 1932 to 1933.[1][2][3] During his time as the Minister of Education, Didi worked to improve the literacy rates and implement relevant education laws pursuant to the then 1932 Constitution of the Maldives.[4] He also started to teach girls in Madrasatul Saniyya (now Aminiya School).[4]
In January 1942, Didi was appointed as the Attorney General and in June, he was appointed as the Speaker of the People's Majlis.[5][6] He resigned from both offices on 29 October 1944.[5][6] He later became the Attorney General again in 1951 until 1956.[5]
A school in Hulhumalé Phase 2 called the "Kaamil Didi Primary School" was named after Didi.[7]
