Hussain Rasheed Ahmed
Hussain Rasheed Ahmed
فضيلة الشيخ الأستاذ حسين رشيد أحمد
Born
Hussain Rasheed Ahmed

(1957-03-18) 18 March 1957
Mal-haaruge, Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll, Maldives
EducationJamia Tha'leemath Islamiyya Pakistan; Jamia Ummul Qura (Holy Mecca); King Saud University (Riyad) - Saudi Arabia

Hussain Rasheed Ahmed (Arabic: حسين رشيد أحمد; born March 18, 1957) is a Maldivian Sunni Islamic scholar (Shaafi'ee school of belief) and political leader in Republic of the Maldives. He is also the first elected President of Adhaalath Party (Adhaalath Party), a political party in the Republic of Maldives[1] known for its Sunni Islamic positions. He is fluent in Arabic, Urdu (other than "Dhivehi" Maldivian official language). During President Mohamed Nasheed's government, he was appointed as the co-chair of "Riyaasee Commission", then Minister of State for Home Affairs. On 23 December 2010, he was appointed as Minister of State for Islamic Affairs and held the position until the end of Nasheed's presidency.[2]

Family

Sheikh Hussain Rasheed's father is a famous, well-recognized and respected personality in the South of Maldives; Ahmed Manikfaan (Seenu Hithadhoo Thubbeege Ali Thakkhaanuge Ahmed Manikfaan). His mother, Aishath Manikfaan (Ali Manikuge Aisha Manikfaan) was a niece of Sheikh Hussain Sharafuddin Al-Azhary (Sheikh Hussain Rahaa). He has 3 brothers; Ibrahim Rasheed Ahmed (eldest brother of Sheikh Hussain Rasheed), Mohamed Rasheed Ahmed (elder brother of Sheikh Hussain Rasheed) and Sheikh Abdul Rasheed Ahmed (younger brother of Sheikh Hussain Rasheed) and 7 children: Aisha Hussain Rasheed, Mohamed Hussain Rasheed, Abdulla Hussain Rasheed, Ibrahim Hussain Rasheed, Ismail Hussain Rasheed, Amina Hussain Rasheed and Ameera Hussain Rasheed.

Occupations

  • Minister of State for Islamic Affairs (23 Dec 2010 to 7 Feb 2012)
  • Minister of State for Home Affairs (24 Nov 2009 to 23 Dec 2010, as President Nasheed changed him to Minister of State for Islamic Affairs)
  • Co-Chair of "Riyaasee Commission" in Presindent Nasheed's government
  • Member of Fiqh Academy Maldives
  • Former President of Adhaalath Party (2006 to 2011)

References

  1. ↑ "Miadhu News – Adhaalath Chief condemns Majlis". www.miadhu.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "President appoints a Minister of State for Home Affairs". The President's Office. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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