Ahmed Nareesh (; born 1988) is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as the Advisor to the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts since 2025. He previously served as the Deputy Mayor of

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, the capital city of the Maldives from 2021 to 2025. He was serving as the acting mayor, after the former Mayor

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resigned on 17 November 2023. After the mayoral elections in 2024,

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became the new mayor.

Career

Nareesh was a television presenter who hosted the Maldivian nightly programs ''Madiseela'' and ''Hajam'' on Channel 13 News. Nareesh was elected as the Deputy mayor on 21 June 2021. He was then-opposition PPM's council Member. Nareesh represents

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medhu constituency on the council. He has been active in the

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since he was a Council Member of

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. Nareesh, who formerly served in the

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(MNDF), gained popularity in public after former president

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used his name to make an example during one of his public speeches. In March 2025, he resigned from his role as Deputy Mayor and described his time as "the happiest in my career.” He was later appointed as the Advisor to the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts on 16 March 2025.

References

Living people Mayors of places in the Maldives Mayors of Malé Year of birth missing (living people) Progressive Party of Maldives politicians Maldivian Muslims 21st-century Maldivian politicians 1988 births People's National Congress (Maldives) politicians {{Mayors of Malé