Dr Farah Faizal
High Commissioner of Maldives to the United Kingdom and the non-resident Ambassador of Maldives to France, Ireland and Spain, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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High Commissioner of Maldives to the United Kingdom and the non-resident Ambassador of Maldives to France, Ireland and Spain, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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H.E Dr Farah Faizal is the High Commissioner of Maldives to the United Kingdom and the non-resident Ambassador of Maldives to France, Ireland and Spain. She is also the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Dr Faizal graduated from the University of Keele, UK in 1989, with a BA (Hons) degree in International Relations, and in 1991 she completed her M.Phil. in International Relations at the University of Cambridge. In 1996, Dr Faizal completed a PhD in Politics from the University of Hull, UK. Her thesis was on the “Security Problems of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with particular reference to the SIDS of the Indian Ocean”.
Dr Faizal co-edited a book “A clearing in the thicket: Women, Security, South Asia” published in 2005 by Sage. The book explores women’s perspectives on matters of security and related policy, focusing on women in South Asia who are battling society, insecurity and violence.
