High Commission of the Maldives in London
އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން
LocationMarylebone, London
Address22 Nottingham Place, London, W1U 5NJ
Coordinates51°31′17.8″N 0°9′10.7″W / 51.521611°N 0.152972°W / 51.521611; -0.152972
High CommissionerFarahanaz Faisal

The High Commission of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ހައިކޮމިޝަން)[1] is the diplomatic mission of the Maldives in the United Kingdom.[2] It was established in 1995 by upgrading the existing Maldives Government Trade Representative's Office;[3] it was officially opened by former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[3]

This mission had once been called the Embassy of the Maldives in London (Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސިވިލާތުގައި ހުންނަ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ އެމްބަސީ)[4] from October 2016, when the Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth,[5] to February 2020.

The diplomatic mission reverted to being the High Commission of the Maldives on 1 February 2020, when the Maldives rejoined the Commonwealth.[6]

This high commission is also covering following countries :

References

  1. ↑ ކޮމަންވެލްތު ޤައުމުތަކުގައި ހިންގާ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޑިޕްލޮމެޓިކް މިޝަންތަކުގެ ނަމަށް ބަދަލުގެންނަވައިފި (in Dhivehi)
  2. ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in the United Kingdom". 26 October 2013.
  4. ↑ މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ފޮރިން އެފެއާޒްއަށް ގުޅޭނެ ފޯނު ނަންބަރުތަކާ ގުޅޭ (in Dhivehi)
  5. ↑ Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abuses | World news | The Guardian
  6. ↑ Maldives returns to Commonwealth Feb 2020 | Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
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