People & governance.
Meet the Mahalthee Committee and Senior Management Team, and explore the sections behind the Council’s work.
Mahalthee Committee
މަހަލްތީ ކޮމިޓީ
The Council’s governing committee / board of directors.
Dr. Fathimath Jalaal
Secretary General (SG)
Saif Almaas
Deputy Secretary General (DSG)
Aaminath Massooda
Executive Director
Abdulla Shareef
Senior Director
Fauzaa Mariyam
Director
Habeeba Eesa, Major (Rtd.)
Director
Shihab Saeed
Director
Riyaadh Vaseem
Spokesperson
Senior Management Team
Council management and the Senior Council Executives responsible for its named sections.
Aaminath Massooda
Executive Director
Ahmed Shaheen Moosa
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Fathimath Nashwa
Chief Operations Officer
Hawwa Nazuhath Abdulla
Chief Finance Officer
Uz. Ibrahim Rizwan Hassan
Chief Legal Officer
Maryam Ilham Farooq
Executive Council Secretary
Adam Salih Rasheed
Executive Communications Director
Council sections
Each section is represented on the SMT by its Senior Council Executive.
Aaminath Sanaa
Senior Council Executive
Section for National Security and Sovereignty
Aishath Mishka Naseer
Senior Council Executive
Section for Economic Capability and Prosperity
Hussain Niyaz Abdulla
Senior Council Executive
Section for Digital Systems and Innovation
Uzt. Maryam Zulfa Hassan
Senior Council Executive
Section for Human Development and Education
Dr. Ali Shifaz Adam, M.D.
Senior Council Executive
Section for Public Health and Wellbeing
Abdulla Fayaz Yoosuf
Senior Council Executive
Section for Critical Infrastructure and Service Continuity
Yoosuf Imad Hameed, Sergeant First Class (Rtd.)
Senior Council Executive
Section for Maritime Transport and Border Affairs
Dr. Khadeeja Samahath Yoosuf
Senior Council Executive
Section for Environmental Capability and Resources
Hassan Muaaz Zahir
Senior Council Executive
Section for Governance and Institutional Resilience
Fathimath Hanaan Rasheed
Senior Council Executive
Section for Foreign Affairs and Key Relations
Also Special Speaker for Foreign Affairs
Clear appointments.
Collective decisions.
The Mahalthee Committee is the Council’s executive board. Its chain of authority runs from the Secretary General, through the Deputy Secretary General, to Directors of all grades.
the Committee’s quorum
- 01
Secretary General
Appointed by agreement between the CSA Security Council and the Government of the Maldives.
- 02
Joint appointment instrument
Co-signed by CSA and Maldivian ministerial-level signatories.
- 03
Committee Directors
Appointed by the Secretary General together with the Deputy Secretary General.
Ministerial
Advisory Board.
Appointed by the Maldives Council of Ministers and placed under the Mahalthee Committee in the administrative structure.
Three advisory roles
- Senior Adviser
- Deputy Senior Adviser
- Advisers
Advisory. Not executive.
The Board has no executive or command authority over the Council. The Mahalthee Committee is not obliged to act on its advice.
Regulation ratified 3 September 2026 · Operating rules adopted 4 September 2026.
Explore the founding frameworkOne connected organisation.
- Mahalthee CommitteeGoverning committee
- SMTSenior Management
- DivisionsOperational units
- MembersPeople & positions