Abdulla Saeed

Ustaz Justice Abdulla Saeed Chief Justice of the Maldives.

Family History

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.

Education

Saeed's education includes:

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

Career

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.

From 25 April 2001 to 15 June 2005, Saeed served as a Director in Attorney General’s Office and as Assistant Director General of Public Prosecutions, from 16 June 2005 to 11 September 2005. As head of the prosecutions in the AGO, he directed prosecutions to the Courts of the Republic of Maldives.

His appointments included being:

Saeed was also appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Maldives on 18 September 2008, and assumed office as Chief Justice of the Maldives, from 18 September 2008 to 10 August 2010. At the helm of the judiciary he inspired and guided efforts to reform and re-organize the judiciary with the aim of building a responsive and efficient judiciary system without compromising the function of dispensing justice. He introduced reforms and innovative measures to improve the administration of justice and the service provided to the public by the judiciary. He is well-versed in Common Law, Civil Law and Shari’ah. He is also well-versed in several languages: Dhivehi, English, Arabic, Persian and Urdu.

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