List of chief justices of the Maldives
The following is a list of qazis and chief justices of the Maldives.
List
Qazi
- Qazi Mohamed Shamsuddin (d. 1645)[1]
- Hussain Quthubuddin (d. 1661)
- Hassan Thakurufaan
- Mahmood Ranfuthu Fandiyaar (d. 1678)
- Mohamed bin Hajj Ali Thukkala
- Hassan Thaajuddeen (d. 27 February 1727)
- Mohamed Muhibbuddeen (Sheikhul Islam) (d. 1784)
- Ibrahim Siraajudeen (d. 1811)
- Muhibbuddeen (d. 24 September 1868)
- Ibrahim Majududdin (d. 7 May 1870)
- Moosa Badruddin (d. 1875)
- Ismail Bahauddin (d. 28 August 1889)
- Hushaamudeen (in office 1891–1892)
- Elhegey Ali Didi Fandiyaaru Manikufan (d. 16 May 1903
- Velidhoogey Hussain Didi (d. 11 August 1913
- Husain Salahuddini
- Moosa Fathuhy
- Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim[2]
Chief Justice
- Abdulla Saeed (Chief justice; 2008–2010; 2014–2018)[3]
- Ahmed Faiz Hussain (Chief justice; 2010–2014)[4]
- Ahmed Abdulla Didi (chief justice; 2019–2019)[5]
- Azmiralda Zahir (Interim chief justice; 2019)[6]
- Ahmed Muthasim Adnan (Chief Justice; 2019–2025)[7]
- Abdul Ghanee Mohamed (2025–present)[8]
References
- ^ "History of Maldives - Tareek". Maldives Royal Family. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
He was called Qazi Mohamed Shamsudeen and he became judge in March 1727 when he was 35 years old
- ^ "Sheikh Rasheed appointed Head of Supreme Council of Fatwa". Sun. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Uz. Abdullah Saeed". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Uz. Ahmed Faiz Hussain". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Ahmed Abdulla Didi". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Judge Azmiralda to administer Supreme Court as Judge Areef retires". PSM News. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Uz. Ahmed Muthasim Adnan". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Abdul Ghanee Mohamed". Supreme Court of the Maldives. Retrieved 7 August 2025.