Hala Hameed

Hala Hameed is a Maldivian politician and diplomat who is currently Maldivian representative to the United Nations offices in Geneva. She was formerly Minister of State for Law and Gender.[1]

The daughter of Abdulla Hameed, she was educated at the American University of Beirut (BA, 1986), the University of the South Pacific (BA, 1989), and the University of East Anglia (MPhil, 1993; PhD, 2004). Her PhD was entitled "Understanding gender and intra-household relations: a case study of Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives".

She is the niece of Abdulla Yameen.

References

  1. ↑ "State Ministers". The President's Office - Republic of Maldives. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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