President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen as the Special Envoy for Climate Change.
He made the appointment under article 11 (a) of the Climate Emergency Act (Law no.: 9/2021), which charges the President to appoint a Special Envoy for climate change to represent and lead the Maldives’ interests in the international arena with regard to the climate emergency.
Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen graduated from the University of London, United Kingdom, with a Master of Science in State, Society, and Development. She has previously worked with the Maldivian Democratic Party, Maldives Police Service, and the British High Commission in Colombo.
Until her new appointment, she served as the Secretary, Foreign Relations at the President’s Office.
The Special Envoy for Climate Change is an ambassadorial position equal in rank to Ministers of State.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed backed the appointment via Twitter.
After congratulated the newly-appointed Special Envoy for Climate change, Nasheed said that he was sure that Sabra would do a great job representing the Maldives, and help push for global action to avert the climate crisis.
