Embassy of the Maldives, Riyadh explained

Embassy of Maldives, Riyadh
Location:	Saudi Arabia
Address:	8, Abul Ezzu El Kharasani LaneSulaimaniya, Riyadh - 114511Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ambassador:	Mohamed Khaleel
Opened Date:	12 May 2008
Website:	MaldivesEmbassy.sa

The Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (^[1],, also known as the Embassy of Maldives in Riyadh) is an embassy established by the Maldives in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

In 1981, diplomatic relations were established between Saudi Arabia and the Maldives.^[2] In November 2007, it was decided to establish the Maldives Embassy, the first in the Middle East, and on 12 May 2008, Saudi Arabia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nizar Bin Obaid Madani attended. It was officially opened by Abdulla Shahid, the then-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives.^[3]

Address

8, Abul Ezzu El Kharasani Lane, Sulaimaniya, Riyadh, 114511, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia^[4]

Ambassador

Since 23 October 2019, Mohamed Khaleel has been serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.^[5]

Former Ambassadors

• Abdullah Hameed (18 August 2015 – 15 December 2018)^[6]
• Adam Hassan (1 February 2011 – 22 March 2014)
• Hussain Shihab (11 May 2008 – 24 November 2010)

Related

• Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Maldives
• Maldives–Saudi Arabia relations

External links

• Embassy of the Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 April 2019 . މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒްއަށް ގުޅޭނެ ފޯނު ނަންބަރުތަކާ ގުޅޭ . Phone numbers to call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227174432/https://www.gazette.gov.mv/iulaan/view/101585 . 27 December 2023 . 27 December 2023 . Maldives Government Gazette . . dv.
2. Web site: 2 August 2015 . Kingdom to Open Embassy in Maldives . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116173406/https://www.saudiembassy.net/news/kingdom-open-embassy-maldives . 16 January 2024 . 27 December 2023 . Saudi Embassy.
3. Web site: About the Embassy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201041422/https://maldivesembassy.sa/index.php/embassy/about-the-embassy . 1 February 2024 . 27 December 2023 . Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. Web site: Contact . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201051050/https://maldivesembassy.sa/index.php/embassy/contact . 2024-02-01 . 2023-12-27 . Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5. News: 23 October 2019 . King receives credentials of envoys . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210318072406/https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/580601/saudi-arabia/king-receives-credentials-of-envoys . 18 March 2021 . 27 April 2024 . Saudi Gazette.
6. Web site: Former Ambassadors . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117135452/https://www.maldivesembassy.sa/index.php/embassy/former-ambassadors . 17 January 2024 . 2023-12-27 . Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.