Adam Shareef Umar (; born 12 December 1964) is a Maldivian politician who is currently the Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works.

Education

Shareef obtained a

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in education from the

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Career

He served as Minister of Defense and National Security during the presidency of

Abdulla Yameen Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (P ...

. Prior to that, he served as the Minister of State for Education from 2014 to 2015. He was also a Special Envoy of President Yameen. He was a Member of the 19th

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for the Madduvari Constituency. He is also the Deputy Leader of the People's National Congress (PNC).

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia Leaders of the People's National Congress (Maldives) Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu {{maldives-politician-stub Defense ministers of the Maldives 1960 births Members of the People's Majlis