Thoriq Ibrahim | |
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Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy | |
Assumed office 17 November 2023 | |
President | Mohamed Muizzu |
Preceding | Shauna Aminath |
Minister of Environment and Energy | |
In office 21 November 2013 – 17 November 2018 | |
President | Abdulla Yameen |
Preceding | Dr. Mariyam Shakeela |
Succeeded by | Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 February 1969 |
Nationality | Maldivian |
Alma mater | Loughborough University National University of Singapore Preston University |
Thoriq Ibrahim (born February 1, 1969) is a Maldivian politician and the current Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy.[1]
Ibrahim acquired a Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology. In 1995, a master's degree in Building Science from the National University of Singapore in 2002, and an MBA from Preston University in 2004.[1][2]
He was appointed as Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy by President Mohamed Muizzu on 17 November 2023.[3] Earlier, he served as the Minister of Environment and Energy from 19 Nov 2013 to 17 Nov 2018 during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen.[4] After finishing schooling, he took on a variety of engineering and project management work, most notably being the Project Director for the rebuilding nine houses that were damaged in the 2004 tsunami.[5] He was also the chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.[6] Ibrahim has been outwardly critical of US President Donald Trump's 2017 decision to withdraw America from the Paris agreement to combat climate change.[7]