Ministry of Education (Maldives)
ތަޢުލީމީ ވުޒާރާ Thauleemee Vuzaara | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | June 30, 1965 |
Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
Headquarters | Ministry Of Education Velaanaage 8th Floor, Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé, Republic of Maldives |
Annual budget | MVR 29.6 Million[1] |
Minister responsible |
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Deputy Ministers responsible | |
Agency executives | |
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Website | moe.gov.mv |
The Ministry of Education is the Maldivian government sector responsible for education and providing public schools with funding necessary for the education institutions. Incumbent Minister is Dr. Ismail Shafeeu
The Ministry Of Education directs the formulation and implementation of education policies. It has control of the development and administration of the Government and Government-aided primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, and a centralized institute. It also registers private schools. It was introduced in 1965 shortly after the Independence of Maldives from the British. The Maldivian education system was revolutionized after the introduction of the MOE.
A survey of Maldives Schools in 1992 showed that the total number of pupils in Maldives was 73,642 and the number of government and private schools were 32,475 and 41,167 respectively.[4]
List of Ministers
[edit]Cabinet of Ministers
of Mohamed Muizzu's Government [5] | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
Ministry of Education
(ތައުލީމީ ވުޒާރާ) |
Dr. Ismail Shafeeu | Nov. 17, 2023 - incumbent |
Cabinet of Ministers | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
Ministry of Education | Dr. Aishath Ali | Nov. 17, 2018 - Nov. 17, 2023 |
Cabinet of Ministers | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
Ministry of Education | Dr. Aishath Shiham | Nov. 21, 2013 – Nov. 17, 2018 |
Cabinet of Ministers | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
Ministry of Education | Dr. Asim Ahmed | Feb. 12, 2012 – Nov. 17, 2013 |
Cabinet of Ministers | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
Ministry of Education | Dr. Musthafa Luthfy
Dr. Musthafa Luthfy Shifa Mohamed |
Nov. 12, 2008 – Jun. 29, 2010
Jul. 07, 2010 – Dec. 10, 2010 Dec. 13, 2010 – Feb. 07, 2012 |
Cabinet of Ministers | ||
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Office | Name | |
Ministry of Education | Zahiya Zareer |
References
[edit]- ^ "Budget 2024 - Ministry of Education". Maldives Budget. Ministry of Finance, Maldives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "The President's Office - State Ministers". presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "The President's Office - Deputy Ministers". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Ministry Of Education - Schools".
- ^ "The President appoints members to the Cabinet". The President's Office. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "The Cabinet". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Yameen's Cabinet". presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ a b c Geyer, Gerhard. "The Maldives Government – the Cabinet, the State Minister and the President Office". www.maldives.at. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "Nasheed's Cabinet". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2023-12-30.