Ahmed Usham is a Maldivian politician and lawyer who is serving as the

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

of the

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

since 2023. Earlier, he served as Deputy Solicitor General at the Attorney General's Office, and as Deputy Attorney General. He currently serving as the

Maldives National Party The Maldives National Party (, MNP), is a political party in Maldives with a total membership of 7,519 as of 19 September 2024. MNP was invited by the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party in October 2021 to join them in government. The Maldives Na ...

's (MNP) Vice President.

Early life and education

Usham graduated the

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with a

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Career

Usham became a Deputy Solicitor General on 15 November 2011 during the Nasheed administration. He was later appointed to Deputy Attorney General by President Waheed where he stayed for 6 years before resigning on 3 January 2019. He joined the

in 2019 and became the Vice President of the party, he also became the MP for Villimalé constituency, where he later resigned to become the incumbent

being appointed by President Muizzu. He was later rejected by the

People's Majlis The People's Majlis () is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives. It has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of the Maldives. It is composed of 93 members as of 2024. Each year on the first Mon ...

but was later re-appointed by President Muizzu.

References

Living people Attorneys general of the Maldives Maldivian lawyers Members of the People's Majlis Year of birth missing (living people) Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu {{Maldives-politician-stub