Ministry of Tourism (Maldives)

Ministry responsible for the tourism sector of Maldives (1964–2025)

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Ministry of Tourismފަތުރުވެރިކަމާބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ
Fathuruverikamaabehey Vuzaaraa

Agency overview
Formed| 30 June 1965 (1965-06-30)
Dissolved| 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)
Superseding agency|

* Ministry of Tourism and Environment

Jurisdiction| Government of the Maldives
Headquarters| 5th Floor, H. Velaanaage, Ameeru Ahmed Magu, Male' 20096, Maldives
Annual budget| MVR 48.5 million[1]
Minister responsible|

* Vacant[2]

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Ibrahim Yoosuf Fulhu[4]
* Mohamed Yamin Ahmed[4]
* Nashima Abdul Latheef[4]

Agency executives|

* Uz. Ahmed Nazim Mohamed[3], Minister of State for Tourism
* Haris Mohamed, Minister of State for Tourism

Website| tourism.gov.mv
Footnotes
Tourism is the largest public sector in the Maldives

The Ministry of Tourism (Dhivehi: ފަތުރުވެރިކަމާބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ, fathuruverikamaabehey vuzaaraa[5]) was part of the Maldivian Executive branch responsible to develop the Maldivian 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.

According to the statistics provided by the ministry, Russia was the number one source of market for the country by 21 January 2023, with 16,974 tourists. Second place is Italy with 11,674 tourist arrivals. Third is India with 11,163 arrivals being recorded. Fourth largest source market being the United Kingdom with 9,509 tourists, while the fifth being Germany with 6,731 tourists. According to the ministry, 2,354 tourists arrived from China, which places it at number nine.[6][7]

The Ministry also awarded the 1,000,000th tourist of every year to visit Maldives.[8]

In February 2025, the ministry was merged into the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy and formed the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.[9]

## List of ministers

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Main article: Cabinet of the Maldives

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Born-Died) | Term  | Political Party  | Government  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
Ministry of Tourism

| Ahmed Mujthaba| 5 January 1989| 29 May 1990| 1 year, 144 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Ismail Shafeeu| 30 May 1990| 26 May 1991| 361 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Abdulla Jameel| 27 May 1991| 10 November 1993| 2 years, 167 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Ibrahim Hussain Zaki
(born 1947)| 11 November 1993| 10 November 1998| 4 years, 364 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Hassan Sabir| 11 November 1998| 14 September 2004| 5 years, 308 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Mustafa Lutfi| 15 September 2004| 13 July 2005| 301 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation

| Mahmood Shaugee| 14 July 2005| 14 July 2008| 3 years, 0 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Abdulla Mausoom| 15 July 2008| 29 September 2008| 76 days| ?| Maumoon| [10]

| Abdulla Yameen
(born 1959)| September 2008| November 2008| 1 month| ?| Maumoon| [10]
10|

| Ahmed Ali Sawad| 12 November 2008| 29 June 2010| 1 year, 228 days| MDP| Nasheed| [10]
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
10|

| Ahmed Ali Sawad| 7 July 2010| 12 August 2010| 36 days| MDP| Nasheed| [10]
11|

| Mariyam Zulfa| 7 November 2010| 7 February 2012| 2 years, 31 days| MDP| Nasheed| [10]
12|

| Ahmed Adeeb
(born 1982)| 12 February 2012| 22 July 2015| 3 years, 160 days| PPM| Waheed
Yameen| [10]
Ministry of Tourism
13|

| Moosa Zameer| 28 October 2015| 16 November 2018| 3 years, 19 days| PPM| Yameen| [10]
14|

| Ali Waheed
(born 1984)| 17 November 2018| 9 July 2020| 1 year, 235 days| MDP| Solih| [10]
15|

| Abdulla Mausoom| 9 July 2020| 17 November 2023| 3 years, 131 days| MDP| Solih| [10]
16|

| Ibrahim Faisal
(born 1986)| 17 November 2023| 28 January 2025| 1 year, 72 days| PNC| Muizzu| [10]

## See also

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* Maldives
* Ministry of Home Affairs (Maldives)
* Economy of the Maldives

## References

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1. ^ "Budget 2020". Ministry of Finance, Maldives.
2. ^ "The President's Office - The Cabinet". presidency.gov.mv. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. ^ "The President's Office - State Ministers". presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
4. ^ a b c "Executives of the Ministry of Tourism". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. ^ "Ministry of Tourism". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
6. ^ "Tourism flourishes with arrival of Chinese tourists". Avas. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
7. ^ Udhma, Fathimath (23 January 2023). "China market secures a spot in the top 10 in less than a week". Raajje.mv. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
8. ^ "Maldives welcomes the 1 Millionth Tourist of the year!". Visit Maldives. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
9. ^ "Maldives President Merges Tourism with Environment Ministry". PSM News. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Former Ministers". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

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* United States

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