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Shafraz Rasheed
ޝަފްރާޒް ރަޝީދް
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Official portrait, 2022
Chargés d'affaires ad interim Embassy of the Maldives, Tokyo
Assumed office
1 August 2022
Personal details
Born (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 31)
Malé, Maldives
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University University of Hertfordshire

Shafraz Rasheed (Dhivehi: ޝަފްރާޒް ރަޝީދް born November 13, 1993) is a Maldivian diplomat and the current Charge d'Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Maldives, Tokyo[1]. He served as the Assistant Director for Protocol Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before assuming the duties of First Secretary at the Embassy of Maldives in Japan in August 2022.[2]

Diplomatic career

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He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2014, initially serving in the Information and technology Department for one year before transferring to the Protocol department. In December 2018, he began working at the Japan Desk under the Asia, Middle East and Africa Department until December 2021, after which he returned to the Protocol Department.

From September 2017 to June 2018, He completed a Japanese Language Program for Foreign Service Officers in Osaka, Japan.

On 27 August 2019, he participated in the 2nd Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue held in Malé, the capital of Maldives, as Desk Officer at the Japan Desk, .[3] On 4 March 2021, he participated in the 3rd Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue held in and online video conference format as Desk Officer at the Japan Desk.[4]

On 1 August 2022, he was assigned to his first Diplomatic Post as First Secretary at the Embassy of the Maldives, Tokyo.[5]

On 27 September 2022, the funeral of the late Shinzo Abe was held in Tokyo, attended by Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, State Minister Ahmed Khaleel, and Ambassador to Japan Hassan Sobir, who were accompanied by him as part of the delegation.[6]

On 4 April 2023, he participated in the 4th Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue held in Tokyo as First Secretary at the Embassy of Maldives in Japan.[7]

On 23 May 2023, the Munich Leader's Meeting was held in Tokyo, attended by Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, State Minister Ahmed Khaleel, and Ambassador to Japan Hassan Sobir, who were accompanied by him as part of the delegation.[8]

On 2 April 2024, while serving as Charge d'Affaires a.i., Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosted a Ramadan Iftar Reception for the heads of mission of Islamic countries at the Prime Minister's official residence.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "柘植外務副大臣による駐日モルディブ共和国大使館訪問".
  2. ^ "Diplomatic Staff".
  3. ^ "The Second Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Third Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Diplomatic Staff".
  6. ^ Maldives in Japan [@MDVinJapan] (27 September 2022). "Foreign Minister @abdulla_shahid, Amb. Sobir & SM Khaleel today attended the State Funeral for former Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "第4回日・モルディブ政策対話の開催" [4th Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Foreign Minister Shahid participates in the Munich Leader's Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan".
  9. ^ https://x.com/MDVinJapan/status/1775000238891360682