Dunya Maumoon

Dunya Maumoon
Dunya Maumoon
ދުންޔާ މައުމޫން
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 17 November 2013 – 5 July 2016
Preceded by	Mariyam Shakeela (Acting)
Succeeded by	Mohamed Asim
Personal details
Born	20 March 1970 (age 54); Zaria, Nigeria
Political party	Progressive Party of Maldives (since 2023)
Other political; affiliations	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (2005–2011); Progressive Party of Maldives (2011–2019); Maldives Reform Movement (2019–2021); Maldives National Party (2021–2023)
Parent(s)	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; Nasreena Ibrahim

Dunya Maumoon (born 20 March 1970) is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2016) of the Government of Maldives.^[1]

Personal life

Dunya Maumoon was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 2013- 2016.^[2] She is the eldest daughter of former president of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the sister to Ahmed Faris Maumoon

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Nov 2013 – July 2016)

Maumoon served as the Foreign Minister of the Maldives^[3] from November 2013 until July 2016. Maumoon was the first female Foreign Minister of the Maldives.

Maumoon played a key role in establishing and re‐energising close ties with traditional friends such as India,^[4] Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Maumoon provided leadership for the Maldivians in its second term serving on the UN's Human Rights Council.^[5]

Deputy Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

After her tenure with the UNFPA, in January 2007, Maumoon took up the position of Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maumoon was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, by President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan, in February 2012.

Political career

From 2009 to 2012, Maumoon was involved in both DRP and later in the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) as Council Member and had a role in the Women's Movements.

United Nations involvement

Maumoon began her professional career at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Maldives in 1998.

Education

She obtained a B.A.(Honors) degree in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge in England in 1992. She went on to complete a MPhil Degree at the London School of Economic & Political Science (LSE) in 1996, where the focus of her research was “Gender Activism & the Islamic Revival”.^[6]

References

^ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
^ "President appoints State Minister to Ministry of Health". The President's Office. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ "Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon – Maldives Independent". Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ "India did not raise issue of political prisoners, says foreign minister". 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ Mission, Maldives. "Home". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malidves to the UN. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ Maumoon, Dunya (1996). Gender activism and the Islamic revival (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[1] "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

[2] "President appoints State Minister to Ministry of Health". The President's Office. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[3] "Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon – Maldives Independent". Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[4] "India did not raise issue of political prisoners, says foreign minister". 12 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[5] Mission, Maldives. "Home". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malidves to the UN. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

[6] Maumoon, Dunya (1996). Gender activism and the Islamic revival (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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