Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)

The Chief of Defence Force (Dhivehi: ޗީފް އޮފް ޑިފެންސް ފޯސް) is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Maldives National Defence Force, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.

Chief of the Defence Force
ޗީފް އޮފް ޑިފެންސް ފޯސް
Emblem of the MNDF
Flag of the MNDF
Incumbent Major General Ibrahim Hilmy since 17 April 2024
Maldives National Defence Force
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of the Maldives
First holder	Lieutenant General Ambaree Abdul Sattar
Deputy	Vice Chief of Defense Force
Website	Official website

List of chiefs

No.	Portrait	Chief of the Defence Force	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Sattar, AmbareeLieutenant General Abdul Sattar Adam	21 April 1992	1 January 1996	3 years, 255 days	.
2		Zahir, MohamedMajor General Mohamed Zahir	1 January 1996	18 November 2008	12 years, 322 days	[1]
3		Jaleel, MoosaMajor General Moosa Ali Jaleel (born 1960)	18 November 2008	7 February 2012	3 years, 81 days	[2]
4		Shiyam, AhmedMajor General Ahmed Shiyam	9 February 2012	11 December 2018	6 years, 305 days	[3]
5		Shamaal, AbdullaLieutenant General Abdulla Shamaal (born 1969)	11 December 2018	17 November 2023	4 years, 341 days	[4]
6		Latheef, Abdul Raheem AbdulLieutenant General Abdul Raheem (born 1964)	17 November 2023	17 April 2024	152 days	[5]
7		Hilmy, IbrahimMajor General Ibrahim Hilmy	18 April 2024	Incumbent	147 days	[6]

References

1. Waheed, Ilham Mohamed (18 November 2008). "Major General Zahir appointed as National Security Advisor". Hakatha. Blogspot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. "MNDF Structure". MNDF. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. "Chief of Defence Force's Biography". MNDF. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
4. "Shamaal appointed as Chief of Defence Force". The Edition. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
5. "President appoints Major General Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef as Chief of Defence Force". The President's Office. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
6. "The President appoints the Chief and Vice Chief of Defence Force". The President's Office. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.