Badoora Saeed has been appointed as the new Consul General of Maldives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is the first time that a woman has been appointed to this position. 

The letter of appointment was handed to Badoora today by Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam at a special ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry. 

Prior to this, Badoora served as joint secretary at the Foreign Ministry. 

She initially joined the foreign ministry in 1988. She has previously served at the Maldives Embassy in Riyadh and the Maldives Consulate in Trivandrum, India. 

She has also earlier filled the position of Chief of Protocol at the Foreign Ministry.