President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has restructured the Government’s administrative framework. The changes, formalised through Directive No. 7/2026 issued by the President’s Office, include the dissolution of several ministries, the establishment of a new ministry, the renaming of existing ministries, and the reallocation of oversight for many agencies.

As part of the restructuring, the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment, and Energy has been established.

The following ministries have been dissolved: the Ministry of Social and Family Development; the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation; the Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development; the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts; the Ministry of Cities, Local Government and Public Works; and the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare.

Additionally, the names of several ministries have also been revised as follows;

  1. The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology has been renamed the Ministry of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology
  2. The Ministry of Finance and Planning has been renamed the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises
  3. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Skills Development
  4. Ministry of Health has been renamed Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare
  5. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has been renamed the Ministry of Economic Development, Transport, and Trade
  6. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has been renamed the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments
  7. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has been renamed the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
  8. Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation has been renamed Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fitness
  9. The Ministry of Dhivehi Language, Culture and Heritage has been renamed the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage
  10. The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure has been renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development
  11. Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources has been renamed to the Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture, and Ocean Resources

The President made several other changes to oversight of government agencies.

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