Fazeel Najeeb
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Fazeel Najeeb () is a Maldivian
economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
and technocrat who was the former governor of the
Maldives Monetary Authority The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) is the central bank of the republic of Maldives and was established on 1 July 1981, under the mandate provided by the "“Maldives Monetary Authority Act 1981" located in the capital city of Malé. The cu ...
(2008-2013) where he is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors. A native of
Fuvahmulah Fuvahmulah (Dhivehi language, Dhivehi: ފުވައްމުލައް) is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives' administrative division of Gnaviyani Atoll, Gnaviyani (or Nyaviyani) Atoll. The island is the second southernmost admini ...
in
Funaadu Funaadu is an administrative division of Fuvahmulah, Maldives. This is one of the largest wards in Fuvahmulah. The origin of its name lies in some large groves of the tree known locally as "Funa" (Calophyllum inophyllum) that were located on its ...
, Fazeel is also the Governor of Maldives to the
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, and was Chairman of SAARC Finance, a network of Central Banks in South Asia.


Education

Fazeel obtained a PhD in Commercial Law (Intellectual Property), an LLM in International Business Law, and a BA Honours degree in Economics. He acquired his education from the
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.


Career

He began his public service in 1987 at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He also had his own consulting firm, before taking up his doctoral studies in London. He assumed office at
Maldives Monetary Authority The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) is the central bank of the republic of Maldives and was established on 1 July 1981, under the mandate provided by the "“Maldives Monetary Authority Act 1981" located in the capital city of Malé. The cu ...
in 2008. After assuming the office of the Governor of MMA, in 2009 Fazeel introduced the first prudential regulations for banks in the Maldives – a set of 11 prudential regulations. In the same year he also proposed to the government, the first banking act of Maldives and introduced the first ever monetary policy framework and operations at the Central Bank, and, simultaneously introduced the auctioning of treasury bills. In 2017, he was appointed as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs during the
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administration. He was later appointed as the
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of Maldives to China in 2024.


References

Governors of Maldives Monetary Authority Maldivian economists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Maldives-bio-stub Ambassadors of the Maldives to China People from Fuvahmulah