Ahmed Ziyad Baqir
Ahmed Ziyad Baqir, is a Maldivian politician who served as Minister of Islamic Affairs of the Maldives from 2015 to 2018.
Education
Baqir obtained his bachelor's degree at the University of Science and Technology. He then obtained his master's degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Yemen and his Doctor of Philosophy in islamic law at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He did his O‑Level at Arabiyya School, Maldives.Career
In Baqir's early career, he served as the Dean of Shariah and Law at the Maldives College of Islamic Studies, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Shariah and Law at the Maldives National University, Member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of Maldives, Lecturer at Villa College, and Islamic Consultant for Television Maldives and Radio Maldives. Ziyad also served as the principal of Arabiyya School, Maldives.Baqir was appointed as Minister of Islamic Affairs by the president, Abdulla Yameen, on 6 May 2015 following the resignation of former Islamic Minister Mohamed Shaheem.