Ministry of Tourism (Maldives)

Ministry of Tourism
މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ޓޫރިޒަމް
Agency overview
Formed June 30, 1965 (1965-06-30)
Jurisdiction Constitution of the Maldives
Headquarters Velaanaage
Annual budget $88 million
Minister responsible
  • Moosa Zameer
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Hussain Lirar
Agency executive
  • Zaaid Ahmed
Website Tourism
Footnotes
Tourism is the largest public sector in the Maldives

The Ministry of Tourism is part of the Maldivian Executive branch responsible to develop the Maldivan tourism industry. The tourism ministry monitors the tourism sector and regulates it.

The tourism ministry was introduced in 1965 shortly after the independence of Maldives by Ibrahim Nasir the second president of Maldives.

List of Ministers

 
Tourism Minister
of Yameen's Government [1]
Office Name Term
Ministry of Tourism Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor2 Nov. 17, 2013 - – 22 July 2015
 
Tourism Minister
of Waheed's Government [1]
Office Name Term
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor Feb. 12, 2012 - Nov. 17, 2013
 
Tourism Minister
of Nasheed's Government [1]
Office Name Term
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Dr. Ahmed Ali Sawad
Dr. Ahmed Ali Sawad
Ali Hashim (Acting)
Dr. Mariyam Zulfa		 Nov. 12, 2008 – Jun. 29, 20101
Jul. 07, 2010 – Aug. 12, 2010
Aug. 17, 2010 - Nov. 8, 2010
Nov. 8, 2010 - Feb. 07, 2012
 
Tourism Minister
of Maumoon's Government [1]
Office Name Term
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The President's Office - The Cabinet". presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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