Khalid is a Maldivian diplomat. In May 2012, Khalid was appointed to the Maldivian Civil Service Commission (CSC) by President
Mohamed Waheed Hassan, taking the oath of membership administered by Supreme Court Judge Abdulla Areef. In 2015, Khalid chaired the fourth Committee on Civil and Political Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Institute for Human Rights. In March 2017, Khalid was appointed as the first resident
Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to Germany, after nomination by President
Abdulla Yameen in October 2016. She presented her credentials to the
President of Germany Joachim Gauck on 9 March 2017. During her tenure as ambassador, Khalid promoted the Maldives as a tourist destination for Germans, launching the
Pick Maldives Picture Storybook and the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO)'s magazine. She also discussed adding German to the international language options taught at Maldivian schools, in order to support careers in hospitality and tourism. In 2019, Khalid ran as a
Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate for the North Machangolhi seat in the
2019 Maldivian parliamentary elections. She ran against
Ahmed Faris Maumoon, Mohamed Rasheed and
Adam Manik. In 2022, Khalid was elected to a reserved women's seat on the council of the PPM. == References ==