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Maldivien MALEDIVEN - H.E. Salma Rasheed Credentials: 10.03.2026 Born on May 9, 1959 Married PROFESSIONAL CAREER 03/2026 Non-Resident – Present – Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Austria 07/2025 Non-Resident – Present – Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Switzerland 05/2024 – Present – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland 02 – 05 2024 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 11/2018 – 01/2024 Programme Manager, WHO, with guidance from ADG and Directors, support the MHP program management in the context of WHO transformation and GPW13, towards strategic positioning of the division, to enhance work across three level of the organization and ODTs and aligning the Division’s GPHGs/TPs with Regions and Countries to enhance impact 01/2025 – 10/2018 Team Leader – Health System Strengthening, Indonesia WHO, technical assistance and program planning, management, monitoring and evaluation in UHC, strengthening health system building blocks and institutionalizing PHC improvements 06/2012 – 12/2014 Public Health Administrator – Myanmar, WHO, planned, managed and monitored implementation of WHO Strategic and operational planning and program management of the Country Program and provided technical assistance to build Health for All leadership and health systems 01/2009 – 05/2021 Regional Adviser Environment and Occupational Health – WHO SEARO, provided technical support to 11 Member States to develop policy frameworks for workers’ health, setting up Healthy Settings and Healthy Workplace initiatives, promoted urban health and initiated programs for implementing a strategic approach to international chemicals management 06/2007 – 12/2008 Consultant – Evaluation, WHO, set up evaluation and communication systems in the DFID funded project, Making Markets Work for the Poor in Nigeria. Team leader in the evaluation of Community Led Total Sanitation project implemented in Nigeria by WaterAid, UK. Evaluation of Five years of Global Fund in Nigeria 05/2005 – 05/2007 Programme Manager – UNFPA Nigeria, coordination, planning, development and evaluation of the UNFPA country program 08/2004 – 04/2005 Planning & Review Officer – Social Services Department, Wandsworth Council, UK, strategic planning, management and evaluation of local government investments in civil society service provision, with a portfolio of 52 partners and a budget UK£12m per annum 01/2002 – 07/2004 Programme Officer - International Planned Parenthood Federation, UK, coordinated research, evaluation, technical and administrative inputs to the design, development and implementation of sexual and reproductive health programs in South Asia Region 01/2000 – 12/2001 Research and Evaluation Manager – Camden Islington Health Authority, UK, managed the research and evaluation strategy for a Health Action Zone (HAZ), a multi-sector integrated health promotion program for addressing the broad determinants of health in an inner-city region in London serving a population of 350,000 1995 – 1996 Director Women’s Affairs – Ministry of Youth Women’s Affairs, Maldives, directed women’s development programs including initial efforts to domesticate CEDAW 1990 – 1994 Deputy Director - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Maldives, designed and implemented initiatives for PHC development. Developed a comprehensive essential drugs program in the country. Established quality control of tertiary care services. Established and maintained Management Information Systems for the health sector including coordination of Health for All programs 1989 – 1990 Project Officer - Barking Havering & Brentwood Health Authority, UK, developed Health for All programs. Designed and implemented community health promotion activities in partnership with 3 local authorities, community-based organisations and private sector 1983 – 1986 Assistant Director of Health Services - Ministry of Health, Maldives, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of health programs including human resource development, primary health care and disease control EDUCATION 2001 Ph.D. Title: Evaluation in Health Promotion – London South Bank University, U.K. 1988 MA Health Management, Planning and Policy – University of Leeds, U.K. 1987 Post Graduate Diploma Health Planning and Administration – University of Leeds, U.K. 1983 B.Sc. Public Health – Environmental Health – American University of Beirut, Lebanon Fotos: Klima & Pusch/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Maldivien

MALEDIVEN - H.E. Salma Rasheed

Credentials: 10.03.2026

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Born on May 9, 1959
Married

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

03/2026 Non-Resident – Present – Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Austria

07/2025 Non-Resident – Present – Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Switzerland

05/2024 – Present – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland

02 – 05 2024 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

11/2018 – 01/2024 Programme Manager, WHO, with guidance from ADG and Directors, support the MHP program management in the context of WHO transformation and GPW13, towards strategic positioning of the division, to enhance work across three level of the organization and ODTs and aligning the Division’s GPHGs/TPs with Regions and Countries to enhance impact

01/2025 – 10/2018 Team Leader – Health System Strengthening, Indonesia WHO, technical assistance and program planning, management, monitoring and evaluation in UHC, strengthening health system building blocks and institutionalizing PHC improvements

06/2012 – 12/2014 Public Health Administrator – Myanmar, WHO, planned, managed and monitored implementation of WHO Strategic and operational planning and program management of the Country Program and provided technical assistance to build Health for All leadership and health systems

01/2009 – 05/2021 Regional Adviser Environment and Occupational Health – WHO SEARO, provided technical support to 11 Member States to develop policy frameworks for workers’ health, setting up Healthy Settings and Healthy Workplace initiatives, promoted urban health and initiated programs for implementing a strategic approach to international chemicals management

06/2007 – 12/2008 Consultant – Evaluation, WHO, set up evaluation and communication systems in the DFID funded project, Making Markets Work for the Poor in Nigeria. Team leader in the evaluation of Community Led Total Sanitation project implemented in Nigeria by WaterAid, UK. Evaluation of Five years of Global Fund in Nigeria

05/2005 – 05/2007 Programme Manager – UNFPA Nigeria, coordination, planning, development and evaluation of the UNFPA country program

08/2004 – 04/2005 Planning & Review Officer – Social Services Department, Wandsworth Council, UK,
strategic planning, management and evaluation of local government investments in civil society service provision, with a portfolio of 52 partners and a budget UK£12m per annum

01/2002 – 07/2004 Programme Officer - International Planned Parenthood Federation, UK,
coordinated research, evaluation, technical and administrative inputs to the design, development and implementation of sexual and reproductive health programs in South Asia Region

01/2000 – 12/2001 Research and Evaluation Manager – Camden Islington Health Authority, UK,
managed the research and evaluation strategy for a Health Action Zone (HAZ), a multi-sector integrated health promotion program for addressing the broad determinants of health in an inner-city region in London serving a population of 350,000

1995 – 1996 Director Women’s Affairs – Ministry of Youth Women’s Affairs, Maldives, directed women’s development programs including initial efforts to domesticate CEDAW

1990 – 1994 Deputy Director - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Maldives, designed and implemented initiatives for PHC development. Developed a comprehensive essential drugs program in the country. Established quality control of tertiary care services. Established and maintained Management Information Systems for the health sector including coordination of Health for All programs

1989 – 1990 Project Officer - Barking Havering & Brentwood Health Authority, UK, developed Health for All programs. Designed and implemented community health promotion activities in partnership with 3 local authorities, community-based organisations and private sector

1983 – 1986 Assistant Director of Health Services - Ministry of Health, Maldives, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of health programs including human resource development, primary health care and disease control

EDUCATION

2001 Ph.D. Title: Evaluation in Health Promotion – London South Bank University, U.K.

1988 MA Health Management, Planning and Policy – University of Leeds, U.K.

1987 Post Graduate Diploma Health Planning and Administration – University of Leeds, U.K.

1983 B.Sc. Public Health – Environmental Health – American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Fotos: Klima & Pusch/HBF

Maldivien MALEDIVEN - H.E. Salma Rasheed

Credentials: 10.03.2026

Maldivien

MALEDIVEN - H.E. Salma Rasheed