Honourable Ameen Faisal
Faisal (left) with A K Antony
National Security Advisor
In office 10 December 2010 – 7 February 2012
President	Mohamed Nasheed
Preceded by	Mohamed Zahir
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Defense and National Security
In office 12 November 2008 – 10 December 2010
President	Mohamed Nasheed
Preceded by	Ismail Shafeeu
Succeeded by	Mohamed Muizzu Adnan (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-16) 16 January 1963 (age 62) Male', Maldives
Political party	The Democrats (Maldives)
Relations	Abdul Majeed Mahir (father) Annabeela Ameena Mohamed Amin (mother) Mohamed Amin Didi (grandfather) Ibrahim Faisal, Farahanaz Faisal and Abdul Hameed (siblings)
Children	6

Ameen Faisal is the former National Security Advisor^[1] and former Minister of Defence and National Security of the Republic of Maldives.^[2]

He was a founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He was active in Major Rallies with the President Mohamed Nasheed, while he was an activist. Ameen resigned on 7 February 2012, with the cabinet of president Mohamed Nasheed tendered televised en masse resignation.^[3]

Ameen Faisal played a major role in the then opposition rallies in the presidency of Abdulla Yameen, and was instrumental in the 2018 presidential campaign of the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. He was expected to be the Minister of Defence in the new coalition government cabinet, but the chairperson of MDP Mariya Ahmed Didi was appointed.^[4]

Ameen Faisal's mother was Annabeela Ameena Mohamed Amin (1935–2020).^[5] His grandfather is Mohamed Amin Didi, the first President of the Maldives.^[5] He has 2 own siblings, Ibrahim Faisal, Farahanaz Faisal .^[5] He has 6 children as well, Azlina Ameen, Mohamed Ameen, Mariyam Ameen, Ahmed Ameen, Daniyal Ameen Faisal, & Eshal Ameen Faisal. His father is Abdul Majeed Mahir, a former member of parliament.^[6]

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