Abdullah Saeed (Maldives)

Ustaz Justice Abdulla Saeed Chief Justice of the Maldives.

Born on the island of Meedhoo (Seenu Atoll) on 25 September 1964, Mr. Abdullah Saeed is a descendant of the Dhiyamigili Dynasty of the Maldives. He also belonged to the illustrious family of scholars, jurists and educators in the Maldives which includes Chief Justice Mohamed Shamsudhdhin El-Kabeeru, Chief Justice Ibrahim Majududhdhin, Chief Justice Moosa Badhurudhdhin, Chief Justice Ismail Bahaaudhdhin, Chief Justice Shaikh Ali Didi and Chief Justice Hussain Afeefudhdhin (Bodufenvalhugey Seedi). The distinguished scholar El-Sheikh El-Hafiz Ibrahim Dhonbeyyaa of Aisaabeegedharu, S. Meedhoo was his great grandfather. According to Mr. HCP Bell, the famous historian and archeologist, his ancestors were “erudite scholars and jurists and judges, Meedhoo has produced for generations past.”[citation needed] Since the Sixteenth century, more than eight of his ancestors have filled the high office of Chief Justice of the Maldives. He is the first son of Mr. Mohamed Saeed and Maumoona Mohammed Didi of Alivaage, S. Meedhoo. His father, Mohamed Saeed, served as a Khatib of Meedhoo for nearly a decade.

Saeed's education includes:

He is also undertaking his L.L.D Program, in Public International Law.

Saeed was admitted as an advocate of the Maldives in 1995 and began his legal carrier with the Attorney General’s office. He served as a State Attorney in the Attorney General’s Office from 27 June 1995 to 12 September 1998, and from 8 June 1999 to 1 August 2000. As a State Attorney, he represented the state in the courts, and advised government departments on numerous legal matters presented for opinion at the Attorney General’s Office. He was appointed as Director of Institute of Shari’ah and Law of the Maldives College of Higher Education from 2 August 2000 to 31 January 2001. He was also appointed as the first Dean of Faculty of Sharia and Law (the Maldives National University) from 1 February 2001 to 24 April 2001, and entrusted with the responsibility of laying the foundation for legal education in the Maldives. He also continued to teach law at certificate, diploma and degree level programmes conducted at the Faculty of Sharia’h and law, the Faculty of Management and Computing of the Maldives College of Higher Education, and at the college of Islamic Studies.

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