DATE OF BIRTH : 18 June 1936

MARITAL STATUS : Married

NO. OF CHILDREN : Three

EDUCATION : Educated in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4

PRESENT POST : State Dignitary - Since 5 Feb 1992

POSTS HELD :

• Secretary, Maldivian Government Representative’s Office, Colombo: 5 Feb 1957 - 30 Dec 1957
• Assistant to the Head of the Department of External Affairs: 31 Dec 1957 - 10 Jan 1958
• Under-Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs: 11 Jan 1958 - 2 Aug 1959
• Special Under-Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister: 1958
• Deputy Minister of Education: 3 Aug 1959 - 17 Aug 1960
• Deputy to the Head of the Department of External Affairs:
• Representative of the Maldives in Ceylon (Sri Lanka): 18 Aug 1960 - 11 Jan 1966
• Ambassador to Ceylon (Sri Lanka): 12 Jan 1966 - 10 Sept 1967
• Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States of America: 10 Sept 1967 - 26 July 1970
• Acting Minister of Finance: 27 July 1970 - 28 Oct 1970
• Minster of Finance: 29 Oct 1970 - 9 Mar 1975
• Vice-President: 10 Mar 1975 - 5 Mar 1977
• Minister of Education: 6 Jan 1977 - 10 Nov 1978
• Minister of Fisheries: 11 Nov 1978 - 4 Jan 1989
• Minister of Health and Welfare: 5 Jan 1989 - 4 Feb 1992
• Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 1 Sept 1996 - 31 Dec 1996