Jameela Ali Khalid

Khalid is a Maldivian diplomat. In May 2012, Khalid was appointed to the Maldivian Civil Service Commission (CSC) by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan,^[1] taking the oath of membership administered by Supreme Court Judge Abdulla Areef.^[2]

In 2015, Khalid chaired the fourth Committee on Civil and Political Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Institute for Human Rights.^[3]

In March 2017, Khalid was appointed as the first resident Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Germany,^[4][5][6][7] after nomination by President Abdulla Yameen in October 2016.^[8] She presented her credentials to the President of Germany Joachim Gauck on 9 March 2017.^[9]

During her tenure as ambassador, Khalid promoted the Maldives as a tourist destination for Germans,^[10][11] launching the Pick Maldives Picture Storybook^[12] and the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO)'s magazine.^[13] She also discussed adding German to the international language options taught at Maldivian schools, in order to support careers in hospitality and tourism.^[14]

In 2019, Khalid ran as a Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate for the North Machangolhi seat in the 2019 Maldivian parliamentary elections. She ran against Ahmed Faris Maumoon, Mohamed Rasheed and Adam Manik.^[15]

In 2022, Khalid was elected to a reserved women's seat on the council of the PPM.^[16]