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Dr. Mariyam Shakeela
Dr. Mariyam Shakeela is a former cabinet minister in the government of Maldives and served as the minister of environment and energy, minister of health and gender, minister of hea...view moreDr. Mariyam Shakeela is a former cabinet minister in the government of Maldives and served as the minister of environment and energy, minister of health and gender, minister of health, acting minister for gender family and human rights, and acting minister of foreign affairs. During her tenure as a cabinet minister, she also headed many institutions, which included National Social Protection Agency, National Drug Agency and related institutions, Environment Protection Agency, Maldives Energy Authority, meteorological services, and the biosphere office and shouldered many national responsibilities that extended into international relations, social issues, environmental and climate-change challenges, health, disability, and aged care, among many others. She also held a chairmanship for WHO executive board and was the first Maldivian woman to address UN General Assembly. A doctoral graduate of Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia, at present she heads SIMDI Group of companies in Maldives as its CEO besides having strategic business/partnership links in Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. Dr. Shakeela is also chairperson to several entities, including the Maldives Network to Empower Women (MNEW), Institute of Counselling and Psychotherapy (ICP), Addu Women’s Association (AWA), and International Medical and Diagnostic Centre (IMDC). She is also a member of Civil Service Action Group (CSAG) of UN Women. Her past experiences also extend into teaching different disciplines at primary, secondary, and tertiary level as well as developing and managing businesses interests ranging from wholesale/retail and managing international brands as exclusive agents, designing and interior work, medical services, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and education.view less
Books by Dr. Mariyam Shakeela
Hope Beyond Shadows of Pain Hope Beyond Shadows of Pain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings