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Mohamed Maleeh Jamal (; born 13 July 1978) is a Maldivian politician.


Life

Born on the island 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 ...
, Maleeh is a
Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...
scholar who graduated from the
Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York, Rochester. It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institute of technology, institut ...
(RIT). Throughout his political career, he has worked with various political parties, including the
Progressive Party of Maldives The Progressive Party of Maldives (, PPM), was a political party in the Maldives. The stated goal of the party was driving Maldives towards an independent and democratic, safe and secure, high income, high human capital, developed nation state w ...
(PPM) and the
Jumhooree Party The Jumhooree Party (, ) is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on 26 May 2008, and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to become the largest opposition party in the Majlis for ...
(JP). Recently, he returned to PPM. Maleeh began his political career with the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and later joined the Jumhooree Party (JP). He was appointed as the Minister of Youth from 2013 to 2015, during President Yameen's administration. He later served as the Minister of Technology and Science from 2018 to 2021, during the administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.


References

21st-century Maldivian politicians Rochester Institute of Technology alumni Living people 1978 births Progressive Party of Maldives politicians Jumhooree Party politicians People's National Front politicians Sports ministers of the Maldives {{Maldives-politician-stub