Adam Shareef Umar | |
Office: | Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works |
Term Start: | 17 November 2023 |
President: | Mohamed Muizzu |
Predecessor: | (Ministry created) |
Office1: | Member of Parliament |
Constituency1: | Maduvvari |
Successor1: | Ahmed Zahir |
Termstart1: | 2019 |
Termend1: | 2024 |
Office2: | Minister of Defence and National Security |
Term Start2: | 28 October 2015 |
Term End2: | 17 November 2018 |
President2: | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
Predecessor2: | Major general (Rtd.) Moosa Ali Jaleel |
Successor2: | Mariya Ahmed Didi |
Nationality: | Maldivian |
Party: | People's National Congress |
Alma Mater: | University of East Anglia |
Native Name: | އާދަމް ޝަރީފް ޢުމަރު |
Native Name Lang: | dv |
Office3: | Minister of State for Education |
President3: | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
Termstart3: | 2014 |
Termend3: | 28 October 2015 |
Predecessor3: | Imad Solih |
Successor3: | Dr Ahmed Mohamed |
Adam Shareef Umar (Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: އާދަމް ޝަރީފް ޢުމަރު) is a Maldivian politician who is currently the Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works.[1]
Shareef obtained a master's degree in education from the University of East Anglia.[2]
He served as Minister of Defense and National Security during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen.[3] Prior to that, he served as the Minister of State for Education from 2014 to 2015.[4]
He was also a Special Envoy of President Yameen.[5]
He was a Member of the 19th Parliament for the Madduvari Constituency.[6] He is also the Deputy Leader of the People's National Congress (PNC).[7]