The Scout Association of Maldives

Scouting was introduced to the Maldives in 1956, according to the National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research. Initially, this Scouting was not carried out as a structured organization and very little is known about the history of Scouting of that period. Along with the introduction of English medium education in Male’, various co-curricular activities also had its beginning.

The Scout Association of Maldives
Divehi	ސްކައުޓް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް[1]
Country	Maldives
Founded	1963
Membership	5,538
Chief Scout	The President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
President of the Association	Mohamed Nazeef
Vice President	Fathmath Shehezinee
Chief Commissioner	Maeed Mohamed Zahir
Affiliation	World Organization of the Scout Movement
Website https://scout.mv

In May 1961 the First Male’ Scout Group was formed in Majeediyya School. The Group began with Cub Scouting and later in the same year the junior Scout section began. In 1963, the Scout Group was registered at The Boy Scouts Association Imperial Headquarters by its Commonwealth commissioner, Charles Dymoke Green Jr. In this period, the chief commissioner of Maldives was the late Mr. Ahmed Zaki.

On 20 January 1984, the association was registered as the "Maldives Boy Scout Association". It became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) on 23 July 1990. It changed its name to "The Scout Association of Maldives" on 14 January 1994.