Maldives National Defence Force

The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤައުމީ ދިފާއީ ބާރު) is the national military responsible for defending the security and sovereignty of the Maldives. It is primarily responsible per the constitution to defend and protect the Republic, its territorial integrity, its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the people. Its branches include the Maldivian Coast Guard, the MNDF Marine Corps, and MNDF Air Corps.

Others
Apart from the combat and maneuver forces, the MNDF also consists of:


 * Support services
 * Service corps
 * Defence intelligence service
 * Medical corps
 * Adjutant general's corps
 * Functional commands
 * Special Forces
 * Special protection service
 * Ordnance service

Rank structure
The ranking system of the MNDF is based on the traditional British military system and U.S. military system. The highest flag rank ever awarded was that of lieutenant general, in a non-military capacity to the previous Defence Minister Abdul Sattar, although the president being the commander in chief also holds the rank of general in a non-military capacity.

Serving general officers

 * Major General Ibrahim Hilmy - Chief of Defence Force
 * Brigadier General Ahmed Ghiyas Vice Chief of Defence Force
 * Brigadier General Ismail Shareef - Commander, MNDF Northern Area Command
 * Brigadier General Abdulla Zuhury - Commandant, MNDF Fire and Rescue Service
 * Brigadier General Dr. Ali Shahid Mohamed - Surgeon General, MNDF Medical Corps
 * Brigadier General Abdul Rauf - Commandant, MNDF Air Corps
 * Brigadier General Ibrahim Rasheed - Commander, MNDF Male' Area Command
 * Brigadier General Mohamed Ibrahim - Defence Advisor, High Commission of Maldives - India
 * Brigadier General Abdulla Ibrahim - Adjutant General
 * Brigadier General Hassan Shahid - Director General, J3 IHQ
 * Brigadier General Mohamed Saleem - Commandant, Coast Guard
 * Brigadier General Hussain Ibrahim - Director General, DIDC

Retired general officers
(Former Commandant, MNDF Service Corps) (Former Commandant, MNDF Marine Corps)
 * Lieutenant General Ambaree Abdul Sattar  (Deputy Commander in Chief of Armed Forces from 21 April 1992 - 1 January 1996)
 * Major General Mohamed Zahir (Chief of Defence Force from 1 January 1996 - 18 Nov 2008)
 * Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel (Chief of Defence Force from 18 Nov 2008 - 7 February 2012 )
 * Major General Adam Zahir (Commissioner of Police)
 * Major General Ahmed Shiyam (Former Chief of Defence Force)
 * Brigadier General Ahmed Shahid (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force)
 * Brigadier General Farhath Shaheer (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force)
 * Brigadier General Ahmed Shahid (Former Vice Chief of Defence Force)
 * Brigadier General Ahmed Naeem Mohamed
 * Brigadier General Zakariyya Mansoor - Director General of Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of Defence
 * Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohamed Didi
 * Brigadier General Ahmed Mohamed (former Vice Chief of Defence Force )
 * Brigadier General Ali Zuhair (former commander of Coast Guard)
 * Lieutenant General Abdulla Shamaal ( Former Chief of Defence Force)
 * Major General Hamid Shafeeq
 * Major General Wais Waheed
 * Lieutenant General Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef (Former Chief of Defence Force)
 * Brigadier General Mohamed Shareef (Former Commandant of MNDF fire and rescue)

Dismissed general officers

 * Colonel Ahmed Nilam