Azima Shukoor

Shukoor in 2016

Uza. Aishath Azima Shakoor is a Maldivian lawyer who served as the first female attorney general of the Maldives.

Career

She was the Legal advisor and appointed as the Legal Affairs Minister at president's office in the presidency of President Abdulla Yameen.

Azima was formerly a deputy at the Ministry of Home Affairs. She was an appointed member of parliament appointed by the President Gayoom and President of Women's Wing of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP).

She also served as the Minister of Gender Family and Human Rights, Her predecessor as Attorney General was Dr. Hassan Saeed, who brought considerable reform within the existing legal framework. She was succeeded by Uza. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed. Uza. Aishath Azima Shakoor remained as attorney general till the end of the presidential term of president Maumoon Abdhul Gayyoom and was later appointed by President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan upon him taking oath of office and remained in office till 2013.

Elections

Male City Mayoral By-Election 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MDP	Ali Azim	7,621	44.81
	PNC	Azima Shukoor	5031	29.58
	Democrats	Mohamed Saif Fathih	2343	13.7
	Independent	Hussain Waheed	1888	11.10
	Independent	Shuaib Ali	125	0.73
Rejected ballots			402	2.31
Majority			2590	15.23
Turnout			17410	31.84
Registered electors			54,680
	MDP gain from People's National Congress		Swing