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Aishath Azima Shakoor, born January 1, 1969, is a Maldivian lawyer and politician who became the first female Attorney General of the Maldives, serving three separate terms in the office, from October 31, 2007, to November 11, 2008, under President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and twice under President Mohamed Waheed Hassan in 2012 and 2013. She also served as Minister of Gender, Family and Human Rights in 2013 and as Minister for Legal Affairs from 2016 to 2018 under President Abdulla Yameen, sat in the People's Majlis as a member appointed by President Gayoom, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Male in 2024.

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