About Hamdhoon Hameed
Hamdhoon Hameed was a minister, high commissioner and adviser.
Hamdhoon Abdulla Hameed is a Maldivian politician and diplomat who served as the Non-Resident Ambassador of the Maldives to Singapore from 2017 to 2018. He also served as the Minister of Planning and National Development from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Gayoom family, he's the son of Abdulla Hameed.
Education He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the American University of Beirut.
Career Hamdhoon was appointed as the Minister of Planning and National Development under the presidency of his uncle Maumoon Abdul Gayoom from 2003 to 2008. He also served as the Member of the People's Majlis representing the Inguraidhoo constituency. In 2016, he was appointed by his uncle Abdulla Yameen as the Ambassador of the Maldives to Singapore. He continued serving the role until 2018. In 2025, he was appointed as an advisor to the Minister of Finance and Plnaning.
Awards Hamdhoon received the Public Service Award in the field of Dhivehi poetry in the year 1997.
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