Hussain Abdul Rahman
Hussain Abdul Rahman | |
|---|---|
Portrait, 2013 | |
| Deputy Attorney General of the Maldives | |
| In office 11 August 1981 – 22 February 1990 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Attorney General | None (1981–1983) Ahmed Zaki (1983) |
| Acting Attorney General of the Maldives | |
| In office 11 August 1981 – 11 November 1983 | |
| President | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 Vashafaru, Haa Alif Atoll, Maldives |
| Died | (aged 73) Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Spouse(s) |
Gnei Skeelan Hussain
(m. 2002)Husna Adam
(m. 1976; div. 1978) |
| Children | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Hussain Abdul Rahman (c. 1942 – 28 September 2015) was a Maldivian lawyer who served as the deputy attorney general of the Maldives from August 1981 to February 1990, and as the acting attorney general from August 1981 to November 1983. He was also the father of Mohamed Muizzu, the incumbent president of the Maldives.
Born in Vashafaru, Rahman graduated from Al-Azhar University with a degree in Sharia and Law in 1975. He later returned to the university in 1986 to complete a master's degree in Sharia policy. After graduating in 1975, he initially served as a special judge in the Ministry of Justice, overseeing various courts in Malé at different times. He also worked as an Arabic teacher.