Rozaina Adam (; born 12 December 1976) is a Maldivian politician who was a member of the

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, who represented the Addu Meedhoo constituency from August 2008 to May 2024. She was the Majority Chief Whip of the Maldivian Parliament as well as the Chair of the Independent Institutions Committee. Additionally, she was a member of the Human Rights and Gender Committee. MP Rozaina was an executive board member of the

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(PGA). She was the chair of PGA's most recent initiative, Parliamentary Rapid Response Team (PARRT). She was also WPL's ( Women Political Leaders) ambassador for the Maldives. Rozaina was appointed as the deputy leader of

Maldivian Democratic Party The Maldivian Democratic Party (, ''Dhivehi Rayyithunge Demokretik Paati''; MDP) is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives. The party is supportive of the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Maldives. It won ...

(MDP) parliamentary group on 2 June 2014 and filled this post until 2 July 2019. She represented the

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constituency in 17th People's Majlis. Before joining the MDP, she was a deputy leader of

Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party The Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (, , DRP) was a political party of the Maldives. On 2 June 2005, the nation's 50-member parliament voted unanimously to allow and operate political parties in Maldives. DRP subsequently submitted its registration on 2 ...

(DRP).

Education

Rozaina holds a master's degree in Marketing from

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, and a bachelor's degree in Management and Marketing from

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, Australia. She also has a certificate in Teaching Middle School Science and Mathematics.

Political career

Rozaina was first appointed to the parliament as a representative of the president in 2008. After the new constitution of the Maldives was passed, she was elected in

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to represent the

constituency of

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on a DRP ticket. Rozaina was appointed as one of the deputy leaders of the DRP on 23 April 2013. She was also president and vice president of DRP Women's Wing. Rozaina was a council member of DRP. She stepped down from her post on 18 November 2013 and joined MDP. She was elected to the parliament in

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on an MDP ticket to represent AdduMeedhoo constituency and re-elected for the same seat in

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. In the recent 2024 parliament elections, she lost her seat. She presented the bill on preventing domestic violence, sponsored the bill on preventing workplace harassment and the bill on protecting child rights. Rozaina is also a member MDP National Council. On 13 August 2020, MP Rozaina Ahmed vocalized her despair on President

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for using parliament to intimidate Ministers and government officials. She stated her view after Economic Minister Fayyaz Ahmed was nominated for a no-confidence vote. In 2024, Rozania lost her seat and later retired after 15 years as an MP. Rozaina Adam

Personal life

Rozaina has been married to Mohamed Nashiz since 1997. Nashiz is a former Maldivian parliamentarian who represented the Alifushi constituency in the 17th Majlis and later served as the member of parliament for the Kimbidhoo constituency in the 19th parliament. Together, they have a daughter, Zaina Nashiz, and a son, Zain Nashiz.

References

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