Adam Azim

Adam Azim is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as the Mayor of Malé since 2024.

He won the mayoral by-lections, defeating ruling party, People's National Congress's candidate, Aishath Azima Shakoor.

Education Azim studied at the University of Nottingham where he earned his Master of Business Administration in Financial Studies. He also has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of East London. He holds an Advance Diploma in Management and Accounting from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

In 2016, Azim was announced as the Shadow Minister of Trade and Transport in the Maldives United Opposition.

Azim was arrested on 8 June 2017 for "encouraging overthrow of government". Azim was questioned over remarks he made on a show broadcast on Sangu TV. His arrest was condemned by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Amnesty International. On 14 June 2017, he was released.

Azim also served as the Managing Director and Executive Board Director of Maldives Water & Sewerage Company Pvt Ltd.

In March 2023, Azim resigned from the Jumhooree Party and backed Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the 2023 presidential election.

In November 2023, Azim announced that he was planning to run in the Maldivian Democratic Party's primary for the mayoral race. He later won the mayoral by-election.

Mayoralty Azim took his oath on 22 January 2024, which was administered by Supreme Court Justice Uz Mahaz Ali Zahir.

During his time as mayor, mosque cleaning increased from every month to everyday, no garbage on the roads, and cleaning out areas where rats are heavily present.

Azim had been accused of formally awarding land projects to individuals that were close to him, drew public outcry over the Male' City Council's order to remove a decades-old tree in Vilimalé to clear space for a bus route during Ramadan, not enforcing procedural rules that require written warnings and notifications to the Local Government Authority when councillors miss consecutive meetings.

In November 2025, Azim began campaigning for a second term as mayor. In the MDP primaries, Azim won by a landslide. He later won a second term.