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Farahanaz Faizal (Dhivehi: ފަރަޙްނާޒް ފައިޞަލް; born 20 November 19??) is a Maldivian diplomat who served as the Maldivian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. She served from 2009 until 2012 under President Mohamed Nasheed and was reappointed on April 18, 2019 by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[2][3] Faizal was also the non-resident ambassador of France, Ireland and Spain.[3][4][5]
Her Excellency Farah Faizal | |
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ފަރަޙްނާޒް ފައިޞަލް | |
High Commissioner of the Maldives to the United Kingdom | |
In office 18 April 2019 – 7 May 2024 | |
President | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
Succeeded by | Iruthisham Adam |
In office 13 December 2008 – 7 February 2012 | |
President | Mohamed Nasheed |
Preceded by | Mohamed Asim |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Shiaan |
Personal details | |
Born | Malé, Maldives |
Relations | Abdul Majeed Mahir (father) Annabeela Ameena Mohamed Amin (mother) Mohamed Amin Didi (grandfather) Ibrahim Faisal, Abdul Hameed and Ameen Faisal (siblings)[1] |
Education | Keele University University of Cambridge Hull University |
She was the Ambassador of the Maldives to the United Kingdom twice.[5] During the Nasheed administration and the Solih administration.[5] During the Nasheed administration, she had to resign during the protests that were happening.[5]
Faizal obtained her undergraduate degree in international relations from Keele University in 1989 followed by a M.Phil. in the same subject from the University of Cambridge in 1996. Her doctorate is in politics, which received from the University of Hull in 1996.[3] She is also the first woman from the Maldives to obtain a PhD.
In 2022, Diplomat magazine named her Diplomat of the Year from Asia and Oceania, making her the first Maldivian to win one of the magazine's awards.[2]
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