Thilmeeza Hussain

Thilmeeza Hussain (Dhivehi: ތިލްމީޛާ ޙުސައިން, born 22 March 1978[1]) is a Maldivian civil servant and diplomat who has served as Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations and Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States and Canada since May 2019.

Thilmeeza Hussain
Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations
Assumed office
May 2019
Preceded byDr. Ali Naseer Mohamed
Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States and Canada
Assumed office
May 2019
Personal details
Born (1978-03-22) March 22, 1978
Malé, Maldives
Political partyMDP
Alma materColorado Technical University

Hussain holds an Master of Science in Business Management from Colorado Technical University.[2] In December, she was appointed as State Minister for Home Affairs for the North Province by President Mohamed Nasheed.[3] In November 2009, she was appointed Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, serving until March 2012.

Hussain was appointed by President Ibrahim Solih to serve as the next ambassador to the UN in 2018, succeeding Ali Naseer Mohamed. The appointment was confirmed by the Parliament of the Maldives in December.[4] She presented her credentials as ambassador to Sean Lawler, Chief of Protocol of the Department of State, on 7 May 2019.

Between her time in public office, Hussain served as an adjunct professor at the Ramapo College of New Jersey, the co-founder of the Voice of Women (a Maldivian NGO focusing on women’s empowerment, human rights and climate change), and co-chair of the Socially and Economically Just Adaptation and Mitigation Team of the U.S. Climate Action Network.[5][6]

References
  1. Secretariat of the Male' City Council, the fourth line from the bottom of page 20
  2. "Dr. Farhanaz, Thilmeeza enjoy official appointment as ambassadors after 5-month delay". Sun (Maldives). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "The President appoints four Ministers of State for Home Affairs". Dhivehi Observer. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Shaany, Aishath (8 May 2018). "Maldives' new ambassador to United States presents credentials". Raajje. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Thilmeeza Hussain - Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Conference. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "Ramapo College Adjunct Professor Appointed Maldives Ambassador to U.S." (Press release). Ramapo College of New Jersey. 1 May 2019.
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