Ahmed Kamil Didi
Ahmed Kamil Didi | |
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އަޙްމަދު ކާމިލް ދީދީ | |
 Didi as the Minister of Education | |
| Attorney General | |
| In office 28 May 1951 – 30 May 1956 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Majeed Didi Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| President | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Preceded by | Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Jameel Didi |
| In office 31 January 1942 – 29 October 1944 | |
| Monarchs | Hassan Nooraddeen II Abdul Majeed Didi |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Luthfee |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Nasir Manik |
| 2nd Speaker of the People's Majlis | |
| In office 27 June 1942 – 29 October 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| Succeeded by | ibrahim Ali Didi |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 22 December 1932 – 22 September 1953 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shamsuddeen III |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 22 December 1932 – 24 December 1933 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shamsuddeen III |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Fareed Didi |
Ahmed Kamil Didi (Dhivehi: އަޙްމަދު ކާމިލް ދީދީ; also spelled as Kaamil) is a Maldivian politician who served as the first Minister of Education of the Maldives from 1932 to 1933 and as the Minister of Home Affairs.
Biography
Didi was part of the first cabinet of the Maldives as the Minister of Education and the Minister of Home Affairs, serving both portfolios from 1932 to 1933.[1][2][3] During his time as the Minister of Education, Didi worked to improve the literacy rates and implement relevant education laws pursuant to the then 1932 Constitution of the Maldives.[4] He also started to teach girls in Madrasatul Saniyya (now Aminiya School).[4]
In January 1942, Didi was appointed as the Attorney General and in June, he was appointed as the Speaker of the People's Majlis.[5][6] He resigned from both offices on 29 October 1944.[5][6] He later became the Attorney General again in 1951 until 1956.[5]
A school in Hulhumalé Phase 2 called the "Kaamil Didi Primary School" was named after Didi.[7]
References
- ↑ "Today marks the 80th Anniversary of Establishment of a Cabinet". The President's Office. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Skills Development. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ahmed Kamil Didi". Ministry of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 Shathir, Mohamed (12 September 2022). "އަލްއުސްތާޛު އަޙްމަދު ކާމިލު ދީދީ - ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެންމެންނަށް އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ ތަޢުލީމު ފެއްޓެވި ވަޒީރު" [Al-ustaz Ahmed Kamil Didi - Maldives' first education minister that started it]. Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "ބަންޑާރަނައިބުކަން ކުރައްވާފައިވާ ބޭފުޅުން" [Former Attorneys General]. Attorney General's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Previous Speakers". People's Majlis. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Vice President urges to embrace responsibility in society". PSM News. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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