Ameen Faisal Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Ameen Faisal
Birth Date:16 January 1963
Birth Place:Male', Maldives
Office:National Security Advisor
Term Start:10 December 2010
Term End:7 February 2012
Predecessor:Mohamed Zahir
Successor:Position abolished
Office2:Minister of Defense and National Security
Term Start2:12 November 2008
Term End2:10 December 2010
Predecessor2:Ismail Shafeeu
Successor2:Mohamed Muizzu Adnan (Acting)
Party:[The democrats]]
Relations:Abdul Majeed Mahir (father)
Annabeela Ameena Mohamed Amin (mother)
Mohamed Amin Didi (grandfather)
Ibrahim Faisal, Farahanaz Faisal and Abdul Hameed (siblings)
Children:6
President:Mohamed Nasheed
President2:Mohamed Nasheed

Ameen Faisal is the former National Security Advisor[1] and former Minister of Defence and National Security of the Republic of Maldives.[2]

Political career

He was a founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He was active in Major Rallies with the President Mohamed Nasheed, while he was an activist. Ameen resigned on 7 February 2012, with the cabinet of president Mohamed Nasheed tendered televised en masse resignation.[3]

Ameen Faisal played a major role in the then opposition rallies in the presidency of Abdulla Yameen, and was instrumental in the 2018 presidential campaign of the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. He was expected to be the Minister of Defence in the new coalition government cabinet, but the chairperson of MDP Mariya Ahmed Didi was appointed.[4]

Family life

Ameen Faisal's mother was Annabeela Ameena Mohamed Amin (1935–2020).[5] His grandfather is Mohamed Amin Didi, the first President of the Maldives. He has 2 own siblings, Ibrahim Faisal, Farahanaz Faisal . He has 6 children as well, Azlina Ameen, Mohamed Ameen, Mariyam Ameen, Ahmed Ameen, Daniyal Ameen Faisal, & Eshal Ameen Faisal. His father is Abdul Majeed Mahir, a former member of parliament.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 December 2010 . President appoints Ameen Faisal as National Security Advisor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213165743/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/33780/President_appoints_Ameen_Faisal_as_National_Security_Advisor . 13 December 2010 . 2010-12-20 . Haveeru Daily.
  2. News: Maldivian Defence Minister in Belgaum . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108114004/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/30/stories/2009103052500300.htm . dead . 8 November 2012 . . 30 October 2009 . 5 December 2010 .
  3. News: 23 June 2010 . Maldives cabinet stages mass resignation . 10 May 2024 . BBC News.
  4. Web site: The Cabinet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030165129/https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Cabinet/16 . 30 October 2023 . The President's Office.
  5. News: Zalif . Zunana . 6 May 2020 . Late president Amin Didi's only daughter and last surviving child passes away at 85 . 10 May 2024 . Raajje TV.
  6. Web site: 9 June 2009 . Kutti Nasheed threatens the elderly father of Defence Minister . 1 August 2024 . Dhivehi Observer . Blogger.