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Elected and appointed Senate members take the oath of office, in front of President Muizzu - Photo: PNC

MALÉ: President Mohamed Muizzu has exercised his authority under the People’s National Congress (PNC) constitution to appoint 10 senior government officials to the party’s executive leadership.

The appointments were officially announced during an afternoon session of the ongoing PNC Congress at the Social Centre. PNC Spokesperson Mohamed Firuzul Abdull Hilmy confirmed that the newly appointed cohort includes seven minister-level officials and three heads of state-owned enterprises, bringing total cabinet representation in PNC leadership to six ministers following earlier internal elections.

The newly appointed leadership members are:

• Dr. Abdulla Muththalib – Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development
• Geela Ali – Minister of Health
• Mohamed Ameen – Minister of Tourism
• Abdulla Fayaz – Chief of Staff at the President’s Office
• Abdulla Naseer – Minister at the President’s Office
• Mohamed Tholal – Minister at the President’s Office
• Adam Shareef Umar – Maldivian Ambassador to Qatar
• Ali Zuhair – Managing Director of Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
• Abdul Razzak Haleem – CEO of Male’ Group of Hospitals
• Hamdan Shakeel – Managing Director of Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation (FDC)

Following the new appointments, total Cabinet representation in the PNC core leadership stands at six ministers. In addition to the three newly appointed Cabinet members, three other ministers already serve in top leadership positions after being elected as PNC Vice Presidents. These elected party leaders are Youth Minister Abdulla Rafiu, Fisheries Minister Mohamed Shiyam, and Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed.