Judiciary Committee
18 Oct 2026 Number M20/M/JD/2026/11
In todays meeting, committee met with Maldives Bar Council, about the letter received from the law students and the letter received from North Feydhoo Constituency Member Ismail Nizar regarding the Second Amendment to the "Minimum Standards on Entry Criteria, Prescribed Learning Outcomes and Statement of Prescribed Knowledge for Qualifying Law Degrees". Both letters highlight a lot of concerns regarding the 2nd amendment.
The Committee members voted on whether to continue the meeting, as the time permitted under the Parliament’s regulations had elapsed.
The Committee unanimously agreed to extend the meeting until 5:00 p.m. This was proposed by South Hithadhoo MP Ibrahim Nazil and seconded by Milandhoo MP Hassan Mufeed Abdul Qadir. The proposal was unanimously passed by the members present in the committee.
The details of this vote are in the "Votes" section of this page.
Abdul Sattar Mohamed
Holhudhoo
Present
Mohamed Shamin Habeeb
Kurendhoo
Present
Ibrahim Nazil
South Hithadhoo
Present
Ismail Nizar
North Feydhoo
Present
Ahmed Riyaz
Thimarafushi
Present
Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir
Milandhoo
Present
Mohamed Shahid
Hulhudhoo
Absent
Ashraf Rasheed
Faresmaathodaa
Present
Mohamed Mamdooh
Funadhoo
Present
Hassan Waheed
Vilifushi
Present
Ameen Faisal
Kanditheemu
Present
Abdul Sattar Mohamed
Holhudhoo
Mohamed Shamin Habeeb
Kurendhoo
Ibrahim Nazil
South Hithadhoo
Ismail Nizar
North Feydhoo
Ahmed Riyaz
Thimarafushi
Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir
Milandhoo
Mohamed Shahid
Hulhudhoo
Ashraf Rasheed
Faresmaathodaa
Mohamed Mamdooh
Funadhoo
Hassan Waheed
Vilifushi
Ameen Faisal
Kanditheemu
03 Aug 2026
Issue sent from MP Ismail Nizar regarding the Second Amendment to Minimum Standards on Entry Criteria for Qualifying Law Degrees
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