Mariyam Shakeela

Mariyam Shakeela (born 26 December 1961) is a Maldivian businesswoman and politician who served as the Minister for Health and Family and the Minister of Environment and Energy of Maldives.

Biography A doctoral graduate from Curtin University, Shakeela had worked as an Executive Board of World Health Organization and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maldives. She is one of the founding partners of the SIMDI Group which is an off shoot of one of the oldest companies in Maldives. On 21 November 2012 she was appointed as the Acting Minister of Gender, Family and Human rights after the previous minister was dismissed. On 12 September 2013, she was the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 21 November 2013, she was appointed the Minister of Health and Gender which was abolished on 1 July 2014. She now holds the position as Honorary Consul of Belgium in Maldives.