Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
Mohamed Maleeh Jamal | |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1978[1] |
Birth Place: | Fuvahmulah, Maldives |
Residence: | Male' |
Office: | Minister of Technology & Science |
Term Start: | 17 November 2018 |
Term End: | 1 March 2021 |
Predecessor: | Created |
Successor: | Mariyam Shauna |
Office2: | Minister of Youth & Sports |
Term Start2: | 21 November 2013 |
Term End2: | 20 May 2015 |
Predecessor2: | Mohamed Hussain Shareef |
Party: | Progressive Party of Maldives |
Otherparty: | Maldives Democratic Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
Mohamed Maleeh Jamal (މުޙައްމަދު މަލީޙް ޖަމާލް; born 13 July 1978) is a Maldivian politician.
Born on the island of Fuvahmulah, Maleeh is a Fulbright scholar who graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).[2] Throughout his political career, he has worked with various political parties, including the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and the Jumhooree Party (JP). Recently, he returned to PPM.[3]
Maleeh began his political career with the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and later joined the Jumhooree Party (JP). He was appointed as the Minister of Youth from 2013 to 2015, during President Yaameen's administration.[4] He later served as the Minister of Technology and Science from 2018 to 2021, during the administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[5]