Judiciary Committee

Judiciary Committee's 11th Meeting of 2026

18 Oct 2026 Number M20/M/JD/2026/11

Summary

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.


Attendance

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

Votes

Vote Details

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Chairperson

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Yes

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Proposed By
Yes

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Absent

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Seconded By
Yes

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Yes

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Absent

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Absent

Ameen Faisal

Kanditheemu

Yes
Total
11
Yes
6
Voted
6
Present
7
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
6
Abstain
0
Vote Required
4
Total
11
Present
7
Eligible
6
Yes
6
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
6
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
4

Works

03 Aug 2026

Issue sent from MP Ismail Nizar regarding the Second Amendment to Minimum Standards on Entry Criteria for Qualifying Law Degrees

Ongoing

Attendance Summary

  • Present
    10
  • Absent
    01
  • Simultaneous Committee
    00
  • Sick Leave
    00
  • Leave
    00
  • Official
    00
  • Attendance Not Required
    00

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