Azra receiving her appointment as President of the Human Rights Commission from President Mohamed Nasheed

Mariyam Azra Ahmed is a Maldivian politician and administrator.

She was President of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives from 2010 to 2015, and has held the posts of Minister of State for Law and Gender[1] and Minister of State for Education within the Ministry of Education. She was chairwoman of the state media company Public Service Media.[2] She holds a master's degree from the University of East Anglia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Attorney General leads Maldives delegation to the review of the Combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of the Maldives at the Committee on the rights of the child". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "New board members appointed to PSM". Raajje. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ms. Mariyam Azra Ahmed". Human Rights Commission of the Maldives. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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