Adnan Hussain (minister)

Adnan Hussain
ޢަދުނާން ޙުސައިން
Official portrait, 1972.
Attorney General
In office
8 March 1975 – 11 August 1981
PresidentIbrahim Nasir
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Preceded byIbrahim Shihab
Succeeded byAhmed Zaki
In office
26 September 1956 – 01 August 1959
MonarchFareed I
Prime MinisterMohamed Amin Didi
Ibrahim Ali Didi
Preceded byMohamed Jameel Didi
Succeeded byIbrahim Shihab
Vazeerul Ma'aarif
In office
16 August 1972 – 11 November 1968
PresidentIbrahim Nasir
Preceded byHassan Zareer
Succeeded byMohamed Nooruddin
Personal details
RelationsSalahuddin family
ParentHussain Salahuddin

Adnan Hussain (Dhivehi: ޢަދުނާން ޙުސައިން) was a Maldivian politician and statesman who held several ministerial positions during the Nasir presidency.

Life

Hussain served as the Vazeerul Ma'aarif (Minister of Education) of the Sultanate of the Maldive Islands from 1972 to 1975.[1] He later served as the Attorney General of the Maldives Sultanate from 1956 to 1959 and 1975 to 1981.[2]

He was born into the prominent Salahuddin family as the son of Hussain Salahuddin.[3]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Ministry of Education (Maldives). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "ބަންޑާރަނައިބުކަން ކުރައްވާފައިވާ ބޭފުޅުން" [Former Attorneys General]. Attorney General's Office (Maldives) (in Divehi). Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Family Page: Salahuddin, Hussain". Feydhoo Roots. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.