Azima Shukoor
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Uza. Aishath Azima Shukoor is a Maldivian lawyer who served as the first female attorney general of the Maldives. She was attorney general from 2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and again in 2013.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2013, Shukoor was appointed as the Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights by Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed Hassan.[2]
In 2016, Shukoor was appointed as the Minister for Legal Affairs by president Abdulla Yameen.[3]
Shukoor was formerly a deputy at the Ministry of Home Affairs and a member of parliament appointed by president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[4]
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDP | Ali Azim | 7,621 | 44.81 | ||
| PNC | Azima Shukoor | 5031 | 29.58 | ||
| Democrats | Mohamed Saif Fathih | 2343 | 13.7 | ||
| Independent | Hussain Waheed | 1888 | 11.10 | ||
| Independent | Shuaib Ali | 125 | 0.73 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 402 | 2.31 | |||
| Majority | 2590 | 15.23 | |||
| Turnout | 17410 | 31.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,680 | ||||
| MDP gain from PNC | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Attorney General's Office". 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
- ^ "President appoints Gender Minister, Transport Minister, and Attorney General". The President's Office. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "President appoints Uza. Aishath Azima Shakoor as Minister for Legal Affairs". The President's Office for the Republic of Maldives. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Államok. Egyesült, Congress. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. p. 2258.
- ^ Elections Commission of the Maldives (15 January 2024). "2024 ޖަނަވަރީ 13 ވީ ހޮނިހިރު ދުވަހު ބޭއްވި ލޯކަލް ކައުންސިލްތަކުގެ ބައި- އިލެކްޝަނުގެ ރަސްމީ ނަތީޖާ". X (Formerly Twitter).
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