Mariya Ahmed Didi, born in 1962, is a Maldivian barrister and politician regarded as the first woman to qualify as a lawyer in the Maldives, around 1998, after earning a law degree with honors and a master's degree in law from Aberystwyth University in Wales and qualifying as a Barrister of Gray's Inn in England. She joined the Attorney General's Office of the Maldives and later entered politics, serving as campaign manager for President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the 2018 elections before being appointed the country's first female Minister of Defence.
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1. Mariya Ahmed Didi (Wikipedia)
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Mariya Ahmed Didi (Dhivehi: މާރިޔާ އަހުމަދު ދީދީ) is a Maldivian barrister and politician who served as the Minister of Defence of the Maldives.
2. Mariya Ahmed Didi (Wikipedia)
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After being the campaign manager for president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during the 2018 elections, she was appointed the nation's first-ever female Minister of Defence.
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Mariya Ahmed Didi (Dhivehi: މާރިޔާ އަހުމަދު ދީދީ) is a Maldivian barrister and politician who served as the Minister of Defence of the Maldives.
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Mariya Ahmed Didi
Wikidata Q17517052, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1962
Wikidata Q17517052, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1962-08-18
Wikidata Q17517052, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Malé
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