Former Attorney General Azima Shakoor has been appointed as a Principal Secretary at the President’s Office at a ministerial level, the office’s spokesperson Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu) confirmed today.
Azima’s appointment follows a long career in government and legal affairs. Local media have reported that she previously served as Attorney General, Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights, and Minister for Legal Affairs.
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She has also represented President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s family in legal matters. Most notably, Azima represented Muizzu’s family in a civil court case against two members of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). The case was filed regarding alleged remarks they made which appeared to imply that the government’s ban on vapes in the Maldives was linked to the President’s son using them.
She also contested the 2023 Malé mayoral election on the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) ticket after the position became vacant when Muizzu, who was serving as Malé City Mayor at the time, was elected President in November that year.
Last year in November, the Prosecutor General’s Office withdrew charges filed against Azima in connection with the MMPRC corruption case. The charges, filed in 2019, included allegations of facilitating money laundering and providing false information to a state institution.
Spokesperson Shareef confirmed that Azima began work at her newly assumed position today.
