Thoriq Ibrahim
Thoriq Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Tourism and Environment | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2025 | |
| President | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy |
| Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy | |
| In office 17 November 2023 – 1 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Shauna Aminath |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Tourism and Environment |
| Minister of Environment and Energy | |
| In office 21 November 2013 – 17 November 2018 | |
| President | Abdulla Yameen |
| Preceded by | Mariyam Shakeela |
| Succeeded by | Hussain Rasheed Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1969 Galolhu, Malé, Maldives[1] |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University National University of Singapore Preston University |
Thoriq Ibrahim (born 1 February 1969) is a Maldivian politician and the current Minister of Tourism and Environment since 2023.[2]
Education
[edit]Ibrahim acquired a Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology. In 1995, a master's degree in Building Science from the National University of Singapore in 2002, and an MBA from Preston University in 2004.[2][3]
Career
[edit]He was appointed as Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy by President Mohamed Muizzu on 17 November 2023.[4] Earlier, he served as the Minister of Environment and Energy from 19 November 2013 to 17 November 2018 during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen.[5] After finishing schooling, he took on a variety of engineering and project management work, most notably being the Project Director for the rebuilding nine houses that were damaged in the 2004 tsunami.[6] He was also the chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.[7] Ibrahim has been outwardly critical of US President Donald Trump's 2017 decision to withdraw America from the Paris agreement to combat climate change.[8] His ministerial portfolio was changed on 1 February 2025 after President Mohamed Muizzu merged the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy together to make the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, which made Ibrahim the minister.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ރިޔާސީ އައު ދައުރު ފެށުމާ ގުޅިގެން، ސަރުކާރުގެ އެންމެ އިސް މަގާމުތައް ހަމަޖެއްސެވިގޮތް". The President's Office (in Divehi). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b "H.E Thoriq Ibrahim". Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "President Dr. Muizzu Has Appointed the New Cabinet". Frontpage. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Zalif, Zunana (18 November 2023). "Pres. Muizzu appoints members to his Cabinet of Ministers". RaajjeMV. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Muizzu's promising cabinet". Sun. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Mr. Thoriq Ibrahim". United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. United Nations. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ McGrath, Matt (8 May 2017). "Trump shadow hangs over climate talks opening". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris Agreement is not 'renegotiable'". AOSIS. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "President merges two ministries and appoints Thoriq Ibrahim as Minister of Tourism and Environment". The President's Office. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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