Legal Counsel

(a) Setting the conditions for registration and licensing to practise as a medical practitioner or dental practitioner in the Maldives;

(b) Setting the standards for accepting the academic qualifications of those wishing to practise as a medical practitioner or dental practitioner in the Maldives;

(c) Setting the training institutions and training centres, from among health sciences training institutions in the Maldives, whose qualifications the Maldives Medical and Dental Council accepts, for the purpose of granting permission to practise as a medical practitioner or dental practitioner in the Maldives;

(d) Setting the training institutions and training centres, from among health sciences training institutions operating in the Maldives, that the Maldives Medical and Dental Council accepts, setting the conditions for the professionals who provide training at those places, and accrediting the courses run by those places;

(e) Registering medical and dental practitioners, and cancelling their registration;

(f) Issuing licences to medical and dental practitioners, renewing licences, and cancelling licences;

(g) Setting the procedures to be followed by medical and dental practitioners in their work, and the codes of conduct and ethical standards to be observed;

(h) Setting the measures for assessing the quality of work of medical and dental practitioners, and examining and carrying out the actions needed to improve their quality of work, and regularly monitoring the quality of their work in accordance with regulations;

(i) Handling complaints arising from medical and dental practitioners acting contrary to the set procedures and codes of conduct in carrying out their duties, and taking action against those parties;

(j) Setting the fees to be charged in relation to registration, licensing, examinations required before licensing, and any other services provided by the council;

(k) Establishing committees and boards to achieve the council's objectives, in a manner not contrary to this law and the regulations made under it;

(l) Introducing new procedures to increase the competence of medical and dental practitioners, introducing procedures to correct matters requiring correction, and confirming that procedures applied in the Maldives relating to medical and dental practitioners are in line with international best practice;

(m) Making and administering the regulations the council must make under the Health Professions Act;

(n) Carrying out the responsibilities the council is required to perform under the Health Professions Act or any other law;

(g) Each member of the council must, in accordance with the professional knowledge and experience of that member, serve the council to which that member is attached with independence, impartiality, fairness and integrity, and carry out the matters entrusted to them, in a manner consistent with the laws of the Maldives, without being subject to any person's or agency's influence or any bias;

(h) Carry out the responsibilities entrusted by the Chairperson of the council;

(i) Visit places that the council must visit in connection with complaints it considers, question parties it must question, study documents it must study, and prepare reports it must prepare;

(j) In public life, uphold the ethical and behavioural standards that must be upheld in the capacity of a council member, and maintain integrity;

(k) In addition to this, carry out the duties and responsibilities of council members that are determined as such in this Act, in regulations made under this Act, or in any other law;

(l) Each member of the council must, in accordance with the professional knowledge and experience of that member, serve the council to which that member is attached with independence, impartiality, fairness and integrity, and carry out the matters entrusted to them, in a manner consistent with the laws of the Maldives, without being subject to any person's or agency's influence or any bias;

(m) When a matter in which a member has a personal interest or conflict of interest is considered by the council, that member must not participate to any extent in the consideration or decision on that matter, and, even if it was not known earlier that the matter is one in which the member has a personal interest or conflict of interest, once that is known, the member must notify the Chairperson of the council that the matter concerns them and must recuse themselves from the consideration of that matter or from any decision made in relation to it;

(n) Where the situation described above involves the Chairperson of the council, the member must notify the Deputy Chairperson of the council of that fact and must recuse themselves from the consideration of that matter or from any decision made in relation to it;

1. Being a Maldivian citizen.
2. Being a person with the academic standard and capability to carry out the responsibilities and duties of a council membership post, and with a work ethic.
3. Not being a person who has been proven under Sharia to have committed an offence for which a prescribed punishment (hadd) is set in Islam.
4. Not being a person who has been proven under Sharia to have committed a crime and offence.
5. Being a person authorised to practise as a legal practitioner.
6. Not being a administrator or board member of a health service provider, or a person holding any other post in one.
7. Not being a person who holds a share in a health service provider, either in their own name, in the name of a party appointed on their behalf, or in the name of a company in which their share is included.
8. Not being a person elected to a post through an election prescribed by law.
9. Not being a person holding a political post.

1. Education obtained (30 percent)
2. Work-related experience obtained (20 percent)
3. Interview (50 percent)

1. Among the education certificates submitted, marks will be awarded only for the highest-obtained education certificate.
2. From among the persons applying for the post, the person to be appointed to the post will be the one who obtains the highest marks on education, experience and interview, as conducted by the Ministry after general announcement.

1. CV submitted to apply for membership

2. Copies of education certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

3. Copies of documents showing experience of working in the Maldives as a legal practitioner, obtained by the applicant for membership.

4. If working under a specific licence or permit from the relevant field, a copy of such licence or permit.

5. A copy, such as a photocopy in which both sides of the identity card (even if expired) of the applicant as a Maldivian citizen are visible and the written text can be read. If the ID card is lost, the applicant's passport or driving licence.

6. A copy of the permit to practise as a legal practitioner.

7. Contact details (including a contact number and email address)

Documents required for the post must be submitted by 13:00 on Thursday, 29 October 2026, to the email address [email protected].

If the Government declares an additional public holiday before the announcement deadline, the deadline of this announcement will be extended by the number of days so declared.