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Attorney General (Maldives)

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Attorney General of Maldives
ބަންޑާރަނައިބު

Incumbent Ahmed Usham^[1] since 17 November 2023^[1]
Judiciary of the Maldives
Style	The Honorable Bandaaranaibu
Abbreviation	AG
Residence	Malè Maldives
Seat	Velaanaage^[2]
Nominator	Cabinet of the Maldives
Appointer	President of the Maldives
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Maldives
Formation	1932^[3]
Website	http://agoffice.gov.mv

Attorney General of the Maldives was introduced in 1932 under Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III.^[3] It is responsible in upholding the law within a secure and a peace environment and defend the public interest.^[3] He is also designated as a member of the Cabinet of the Maldives.

From 2014 to 2016, the Attorney General's office was part of the Ministry of Law and Gender, with Attorney General Mohamed Anil in charge of the ministry.^[4]^[5]

Azima Shukoor was the longest serving Attorney General since 1993.^[6]

Attorney General list since 1993[edit]

Attorney General	Year Start	Year End	President of the Maldives
Mohamed Munawar	11 December 1993	11 December 2003	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Hassan Saeed	11 December 2003	5 August 2007	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Azima Shukoor	10 October 2007	11 December 2008	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed	12 October 2008	18 November 2009	Mohamed Nasheed
Husnu Al Suood	2 June 2009	29 May 2010	Mohamed Nasheed
Ahmed Ali Sawaad	12 August 2010	21 March 2011	Mohamed Nasheed
Abdulla Muizz	21 March 2011	8 February 2012	Mohamed Nasheed
Azima Shukoor	12 February 2012	10 April 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Aishath Bisham	10 April 2013	1 July 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Azima Shukoor	1 July 2013	29 October 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Mohamed Anil	21 November 2013	17 November 2018	Abdulla Yameen
Ibrahim Riffath	17 November 2018	17 November 2023	Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Ahmed Usham	17 November 2023	Incumbent	Mohamed Muizzu

^ ^a ^b "The President's Office - The Cabinet". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

^ ^a ^b ^c "History - Attorney General's Office". agoffice.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

^ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020.

^ ^a ^b "Former Attorney Generals' of Maldives – from 1993 onwards" (PDF). Attorney General’s Office. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-06-27.