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Aishath Azeema
Aishath Azeema
Ambassador of the Maldives to China
In office
28 August 2019 – 8 September 2023
PresidentIbrahim Mohamed Solih
Preceded byMohamed Faisal
Succeeded byHuda Ali Shareef (chargé d’affaires)
Fazeel Najeeb
Personal details
Born10 April 1969
Malé, Maldives
Children2

Aishath Azeema (born 10 April 1969[1]) is a Maldivian diplomat who served as the Maldives' ambassador to China from 2019 to 2023.[2]

After completing the GCE Ordinary Level, Azeema subsequently joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a public servant in 1988.[3][4] She worked in various departments, primarily the Department of External Resources and the Foreign Relations Department, at one point serving as English secretary at the ministry.[3] For five years, she served as a minister-counsellor and head of chancery at the Maldivian Embassy in India, a close partner nation to the Maldives.[3][5][6]

Having returned to serve as joint secretary in charge of the China and Japan Divisions in 2014,[3][7] Azeema helped negotiate the Maldives' first bilateral free trade agreement, with China, which beginning with the presidency of Abdulla Yameen has become a major influence in the country.[3][5][8] Then, after a stint as Chargé d'affaires or deputy secretary at the Maldivian Embassy in the United Kingdom, she was appointed ambassador to China in 2019.[3][4][6] During her tenure, Azeema worked to build "enduring friendly ties" with Beijing.[9] In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, she oversaw government support to Maldivians in China.[10] She completed her service as ambassador to China in September 2023.[2]

References

  1. ^ "3 Ambassadors" (PDF). People's Majlis. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Former Ambassadors". Embassy of the Maldives, Beijing. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "The Ambassador". Embassy of the Maldives, Beijing. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New Ambassador to China presents credentials". One. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mitra, Rangoli (19 January 2022). "The China-India Cold War in Maldives". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Parliament gives go-ahead for appointment of 3 ambassadors". Sun. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Japan envoy urges boosting ties during meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister". BBC Monitoring South Asia. 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Maldives govt hits-back at Nasheed over China 'land grab' claim". Avas. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Maldives' Ambassador to China pays Courtesy Call on Vice President". The President's Office. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Maldivians in Wuhan to receive financial assistance within 2 days". PSM News. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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