Ahmed Sareer

Ahmed Sareer (born 28 August 1965 ) is a Maldivian diplomat who is presently serving as Maldives Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 10 November 2024. Previously he served as Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from 2012 to 2017.

Education He has a Master of Arts degree in foreign affairs and trade from Monash University in Australia. He attained his Bachelor of Arts degree on Social Sciences from University of Canberra in Australia.

Career He first joined the Maldivian Foreign Ministry in February 1986, as a Desk Officer. Later he served as Third Secretary in a diplomatic posting in Colombo, Sri Lanka for a year (1988–1989), before returning to work at the Ministry, rising to the position of Assistant Under-Secretary in 1992. He was then appointed chargé d’affaires at the Maldives' Permanent Mission to the United Nations, serving from 1992 to 1993. Returning to the Maldives, he eventually became deputy director for Foreign Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2000 to 2003, he was Director at the Secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Kathmandu, Nepal. His tenure as Permanent Representative ended on 5 July 2017.

On 18 July 2017 he was appointed Foreign Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and served in that capacity till 31 October 2018. He then moved to take up a posting at the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference since 1 November 2018, first as Advisor to the Secretary General and later as Director of Asian Affairs. During this period, he also served as Head of Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution Unit at OIC General Secretariat.

Personal life He is a painter whose works have been publicly exhibited.