page_title: Dunya Maumoon
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Dunya Maumoon / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Former Foreign Minister of Maldives with her youngest daughter
context_page_description: Dunya Maumoon is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Maldives.
context_section_description: Dunya Maumoon was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 2013- 2016.  She is he eldest daughter of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the third president of the Republic of Maldives.  Maumoon is married to well-renowned lawyer Mr Shuaib Shah. They have three children, Rafhaan Shah, Iyaadh Shah and Sarraa Shah.  Maumoon is the eldest sibling of Yumna Maumoon, Faris Maumoon and Ghassan Maumoon.
  During the course of her distinguished career over the past 20 years following graduation from Cambridge University and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Maumoon has been a respected prominent figure in the social and political development of the Republic of Maldives. Maumoon was known for her strong leadership in ensuring the unique identity and pride of Maldivians during her tenure as the Foreign Minister. She is also a passionate advocate for human rights and gender equality and has made her mark in the Maldivian landscape.
  Maumoon is committed to ensuring that the Maldives regains its respected position in the international community as a proud, sovereign nation which stands by its beliefs and principles as well as its proud Islamic heritage. She believes Maldives should continue its role as a promoter of human rights, rights of women as well as an advocate in alerting the world to the dangers of climate change, the impacts of which are already felt only too deeply in her. Today she remains deeply committed to strengthening democracy, reforming the justice system and ensuring gender equality in the Maldives.
  Maumoon remains a strong independent voice in the political scene of Maldives. A voice calling for moderation and peace amidst the sharply polarized political landscape of a country torn between two giants in the Indian Ocean. A country and community grappling with issues of Islamic extremism, dissatisfied youth and the sharp divisions caused by modern-day democracy and the hatred perpetuated by social media.
caption: Dunya Maumoon with her daughter Sarraa Shah
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