Farahanaz Faisal

Farahanaz Faizal (ފަރަޙްނާޒް ފައިޞަލް; born 20 November 19??) is the Maldivian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. She served from 2009 until 2012 under President Mohamed Nasheed and was reappointed on April 18, 2019, by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Faizal is also the non-resident ambassador of France, Ireland and Spain.

Early life and education
Faizal obtained her undergraduate degree in international relations from Keele University in 1989 followed by a M.Phil. in the same subject from the University of Cambridge in 1996. Her doctorate is in politics. She received it from the University of Hull in 1996. She is also the first woman from the Maldives to obtain a PhD.

Honors and awards
In 2022 Diplomat magazine named her Diplomat of the Year from Asia and Oceania, making her the first Maldivian to win one of the magazine's awards.