Farahanaz Faisal

Farahanaz ”Farah” Faisal is the Maldivian High Commissioner to London. She served from 2009 until 2012 under President Mohamed Nasheed and was eappointed on April 18, 2019, by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[1] Faisal is co-accredited as ambassador to France and Ireland.[2]

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She was named non-resident ambassador to Spain in 2010.

Early life and education

Faisal earned her undergraduate degree in international relations from Keele University in 1989 followed by a M.Phil. in the same subject from the University of Cambridge in 1996. Her doctorate is in politics. She received it from the University of Hull in 1996.

Honors and awards

Diplomat magazine, in 2022, named her Diplomat of the Year from Asia and Oceania making her the first Maldivian to win one of the magazine's awards.[1]

References
  1. "Dr. Farahanaz named Asia's Diplomat of the Year". Avas. April 27, 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. Muhsin, Mohamed Fathih Abdul (June 15, 2021). "Dr Farah appointed as President of Women in Diplomacy Network". The Times of Addu. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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