Ahmed Ziyad Baqir
Ahmed Ziyad Baqir | |
|---|---|
 Portrait, 2015 | |
| Minister of Islamic Affairs | |
| In office 6 May 2015 – 17 November 2018 | |
| President | Abdulla Yameen |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Zahir Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1975 |
| Alma mater | University of Science and Technology (Yemen) University of Yemen University of Malaya |
Ahmed Ziyad Baqir (Dhivehi: އަޙްމަދު ޒިޔާދު ބާޤިރު; born 4 November 1975), is a Maldivian politician who served as Minister of Islamic Affairs of the Maldives from 2015 to 2018.[1]
Ahmed Ziyad Baqir obtained his bachelor's degree in 1999 at the Faculty of Education, University of Science and Technology (Yemen). He then obtained his master's degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Yemen and his Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Jurisprudence and its principles (Fiqh and Usul-ul-Fiqh) from the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He did his O‑Level at Arabiyya School, Maldives.
Ahmed Ziyad Baqir was appointed as Minister of Islamic Affairs by the president, Abdulla Yameen, on 6 May 2015 following the resignation of former Islamic Minister Mohamed Shaheem.[2]
His previous positions include Dean of Shariah and Law at the Maldives College of Islamic Studies, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Shariah and Law at the Maldives National University, Member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of Maldives[3], Lecturer at Villa College, and Islamic Consultant for Television Maldives and Radio Maldives. Ziyad also served as the principal of Arabiyya School, Maldives.[4]
References
- ^ "ކުރީގެ ވެރިންނާއި ވަޒީރުން". Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Maldives) (in Divehi). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "President appoints Dr. Ahmed Ziyad as the Minister of Islamic Affairs". The President's Office. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "President Appoints Members to Sharia Council and Advisory Council of Islamic Fiqh Academy". The President's Office. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "President appoints Dr Ahmed Ziyad as Islamic minister". Maldives Independent. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2025.