Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)

Chief of the Defence Force
Emblem of Maldives
Incumbent
Major general Ahmed Shiyam
since 9 February 2012
Ministery of Defence and National Security
Reports to Minister of Defence and National Security
Appointer President of the Maldives

The Chief of Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Maldives National Defence Force, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.

List of chiefs

№ Chief of the Defence ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Sattar, AmbareeLieutenant general
Ambaree Abdul Sattar		21 April 19921 January 19963 years, 255 days.
2
Zahir, MohamedMajor general
Mohamed Zahir		1 January 199618 November 200812 years, 322 days[1]
3
Jaleel, MoosaMajor general
Moosa Ali Jaleel
(born 1960)		18 November 20087 February 20123 years, 81 days[2]
4
Shiyam, AhmedMajor general
Ahmed Shiyam		9 February 2012Incumbent6 years, 246 days[3]

References

  1. ↑ Waheed, Ilham Mohamed (18 November 2008). "Major General Zahir appointed as National Security Advisor". Hakatha. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chief of Defence Force's Biography". MNDF. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
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