Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises
Government ministry of the Maldives
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The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises (Dhivehi: މާލީކަންކަމާއި ސަރުކާރު ކުންފުނިތަކާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is the ministry responsible for managing the public finances, national development planning, and statistics of the Maldives.[6]
| މާލީކަންކަމާއި ސަރުކާރު ކުންފުނިތަކާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Maaleekankamaai Sarukaaru Kunfunithakaa Behey Vuzaaraa | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1932[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
| Headquarters | |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible | |
Agency executives |
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| Website | finance.gov.mv |
History
The Finance Ministry was established in 1932 under the Arabic name Vuzaaraathul Maaliyya to handle the Sultanate of the Maldives' financial affairs.[1] It was renamed to the Ministry of Finance and Planning in 2024.[7] In 2026, it was renamed the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises.[8]
Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Bodu Ban’deyri | |||||||||
| 1 | Abdul Majeed Rannaban’deyri Kileygefaanu (1873–1952) | 11 March 1903 | 14 October 1932 | 29 years, 217 days | ? | Shamsuddeen III | [9] | ||
| Vazeerul Maaliyya Mahukamathul Maaliyya ge Veriya | |||||||||
| 2 | Hassan Fareed Didi (1901–1944) | 22 December 1932 | 18 January 1942 | 9 years, 27 days | ? | Shamsuddeen III Nooraddeen II | [9] | ||
| Mahukamathul Maaliyya ge Veriya | |||||||||
| 3 | Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) | 18 January 1942 | 22 April 1951 | 9 years, 94 days | ? | Nooraddeen II Abdul Majeed Didi | [9] | ||
| Vazeerul Maaliyya | |||||||||
| 3 | Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) | 22 April 1951 | 31 December 1952 | 1 year, 253 days | ? | Abdul Majeed Didi | [9] | ||
| 4 | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (1902–1981) | 12 July 1954 | 27 November 1955 | 1 year, 138 days | ? | Muhammad Fareed Didi | [9] | ||
| 5 | Ibrahim Faamulaadheyri Kileygefaanu (1889–1975) | 27 November 1955 | 11 November 1968 | 12 years, 350 days | ? | Muhammad Fareed Didi | [9] | ||
| 6 | Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) | 14 December 1957 | 11 November 1968 | 10 years, 333 days | ? | Muhammad Fareed Didi | [9] | ||
| Minister of Finance | |||||||||
| 7 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi (1936–2015) | 29 October 1970 | 10 March 1975 | 4 years, 132 days | ? | Ibrahim Nasir | [9] | ||
| 8 | Mohamed Nooruddin | 7 July 1976 | 11 November 1978 | 2 years, 127 days | ? | Ibrahim Nasir | [9] | ||
| Head of Department of Finance | |||||||||
| 9 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937) | 11 November 1978 | 12 December 1988 | 10 years, 31 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| Minister of Finance | |||||||||
| 9 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937) | 5 January 1989 | 11 November 1993 | 4 years, 310 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| Minister of Finance and Treasury | |||||||||
| 9 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937) | 11 November 1978 | 12 December 1988 | 10 years, 31 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| Minister of Finance | |||||||||
| 9 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (born 1937) | 11 November 1993 | 1 September 2004 | 10 years, 295 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| 10 | Arif Hilmy | 11 November 1993 | 31 May 2000 | 10 years, 202 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| 11 | Mohamed Jaleel | 1 September 2004 | 14 July 2005 | 316 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| 12 | Qasim Ibrahim (born 1951) | 18 August 2005 | 15 July 2008 | 2 years, 335 days | JP | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| 13 | Abdulla Jihad (born 1964) | 15 July 2008 | 11 November 2008 | 119 days | ? | Maumoon | [9] | ||
| 13 | Ali Hashim | 12 November 2008 | 28 June 2010 | 1 year, 228 days | ? | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| 13 | Ali Hashim | 7 July 2010 | 12 December 2010 | 158 days | ? | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| - | Mahmood Razee Acting | December 2010 | 10 April 2011 | 119 days | ? | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| 14 | Ahmed Inaz | 10 April 2011 | 29 December 2011 | 263 days | ? | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| - | Mohamed Aslam Acting | 2 January 2012 | 4 January 2012 | 2 days | MDP | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| 15 | Mohamed Shihab (born 1957) | 4 January 2012 | 8 February 2012 | 35 days | MDP | Nasheed | [9] | ||
| 16 | Abdulla Jihad (born 1964) | 5 March 2012 | 22 June 2016 | 4 years, 109 days | PPM | Waheed Yameen | [9] | ||
| 17 | Ahmed Munawar | 22 June 2016 | 15 November 2018 | 2 years, 146 days | ? | Yameen | [9] | ||
| 18 | Ibrahim Ameer | 17 November 2018 | 17 November 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | MDP | Solih | [9] | ||
| 19 | Mohamed Shafeeq | 17 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | 318 days | PNC | Muizzu | [10][11] | ||
| 20 | Moosa Zameer | 30 September 2024 | 26 December 2024 | 87 days | PNC | Muizzu | [11][12] | ||
| Minister of Finance and Planning | |||||||||
| 20 | Moosa Zameer | 26 December 2024 | 14 April 2026 | 1 year, 109 days | PNC | Muizzu | [12] | ||
| Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises | |||||||||
| 20 | Moosa Zameer | 14 April 2026 | Incumbent | 55 days | PNC | Muizzu | [13] | ||
| 21 | Hassan Zareer | 8 June 2026 | Incumbent | 118 days | ? | Muizzu | [14] | ||
