Mohamed Shaheem

Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Islamic Affairs since 17 November 2023.

Early life and education
Shaheem attained his Bachelor of Islamic Sharia from the Islamic University of Madinah and his PhD from International Islamic University Malaysia.

Career
He was the Minister of Islamic Affairs from 19 February 2012 to 17 November 2013 under President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik. He was also the unsuccessful running mate of President Abdulla Yameen in the 2018 Maldivian presidential election.

He was then appointed Chancellor of Islamic University of Maldives. In 2020, he became a political advisor to the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives.

He was later appointed by President Mohamed Muizzu as the Minister of Islamic Affairs, but when the Parliament decided to vote to approve of Shaheem, majority of the MPs voted no and President Muizzu reappointed him.