Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
| މޫސުމީ ބަދަލުތަކާއި ތިމާވެށްޓާއި ހަކަތައާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Moosumeee Badhaluthakaai Thimavehtaai Hakatha-aa Behey Vuzaaraa | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 17 November 2023 14 April 2026 - re-established |
| Dissolved | 1 February 2025 - merged with Ministry of Tourism |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
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Ministry executive |
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| Website | environment |
The Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy (Dhivehi: މޫސުމީ ބަދަލުތަކާއި ތިމާވެށްޓާއި ހަކަތައާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is a Maldivian government ministry tasked with safeguarding and preserving the Maldives ecosystems and biodiversity as well as promoting sustainable energy resources.[1]
It was headquartered in Dharubaaruge following the Maldives government buildings fire.
In February 2025, the ministry was merged into the Ministry of Tourism and formed the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.[2]
In April 2026, it was re-established as a separate entity.[3]
Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term | Political party | Government | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Abdul Rasheed Hussain (born 1946) | 6 November 1996 | 11 November 1998 | 2 years, 5 days | ? | Gayoom | [4] | |
| 2 | Ismail Shafeeu (born 1956) | 11 November 2003 | 1 September 2004 | 295 days | ? | Gayoom | [4] | |
| 3 | Ahmed Abdulla | 14 July 2005 | 31 August 2008 | 3 years, 48 days | ? | Gayoom | [4] | |
| 4 | Abdulla Mausoom (born 1967) | 29 August 2008 | 11 November 2008 | 75 days | DRP | Gayoom | [4] | |
| 5 | Mohamed Aslam | 12 November 2008 | 8 February 2012 | 3 years, 88 days | MDP | Nasheed | [4] | |
| 6 | Mohamed Muizzu (born 1978) | 19 February 2012 | 21 May 2012 | 92 days | PPM | Waheed | [4][5] | |
| 7 | Mariyam Shakeela (born 1961) | 21 May 2012 | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 180 days | ? | Waheed | [4][6] | |
| 8 | Thoriq Ibrahim (born 1969) | 19 November 2013 | 17 November 2018 | 4 years, 363 days | PPM | Yameen | [4][7] | |
| 9 | Hussain Rasheed Hassan | 17 November 2018 | 5 May 2021 | 2 years, 169 days | JP | Solih | [4][8] | |
| 10 | Aminath Shauna (born 1985) | 5 May 2021 | 17 November 2023 | 2 years, 196 days | MDP | Solih | [4][9] | |
| 11 | Thoriq Ibrahim (born 1969) | 17 November 2023 | 1 February 2025 | 1 year, 76 days | PNC | Muizzu | [4][10] | |
| 12 | Ali Shareef | 14 April 2026 | Incumbent | 137 days | ? | Muizzu | [11] | |
References
- ↑ "މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ކްލައިމެޓް ޗޭންޖް، އެންވަޔަރަންމަންޓް އެންޑް އެނަރޖީ" [Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy]. The President's Office (in Divehi). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Maldives President Merges Tourism with Environment Ministry". PSM News. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "President restructures Cabinet to 15 members, with 12 newly appointed Ministers sworn in". The President's Office. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Former Ministers". Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "President appoints Minister of Islamic Affairs and Minister of Housing and Environment". The President's Office. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "President Waheed establishes Ministry of Environment and Energy". The President's Office. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "President appoints six new Cabinet Ministers". The President's Office. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "President appoints members to the Cabinet". The President's Office. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "President appoints two new Cabinet Ministers and Policy Secretary". The President's Office. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "The President appoints members to the Cabinet". The President's Office. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "President restructures Cabinet to 15 members, with 12 newly appointed Ministers sworn in". The President's Office. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.