Dunya Maumoon (born 20 March 1970) is a Maldivian politician who served as the

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from 2013 to 2016 of the

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Personal life

Dunya Maumoon was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 2013- 2016. She is the eldest daughter of former president of Maldives

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( ; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Tra ...

and the sister to Ahmed Faris Maumoon

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Nov 2013 – July 2016)

Maumoon served as the Foreign Minister of the Maldives from November 2013 until July 2016. Maumoon was the first female Foreign Minister of the Maldives. Maumoon played a key role in establishing and re‐energising close ties with traditional friends such as

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and

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. Maumoon provided leadership for the Maldivians in its second term serving on the UN's Human Rights Council.

Deputy Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

After her tenure with the

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, in January 2007, Maumoon took up the position of Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maumoon was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, by President Dr.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nashe ...

, in February 2012.

Political career

From 2009 to 2012, Maumoon was involved in both DRP and later in the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) as Council Member and had a role in the Women's Movements.

United Nations involvement

Maumoon began her professional career at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Maldives in 1998.

Education

She obtained a B.A.(Honors) degree in

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at the University of Cambridge in England in 1992. She went on to complete a MPhil Degree at the London School of Economic & Political Science (LSE) in 1996, where the focus of her research was ''�
Gender Activism & the Islamic Revival
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maumoon, Dunya 1970 births Living people Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Ministers of foreign affairs of the Maldives Alumni of the London School of Economics Children of presidents Female foreign ministers 21st-century Maldivian women politicians 21st-century Maldivian politicians Women government ministers of the Maldives Maldivian women diplomats Maldivian people of Arab descent