Parliament approves cabinet reshuffle; Zameer and Hassan top, Ali Shareef lowest
After setbacks in opinion polls and local council elections, President Muizzu reduced the cabinet from 20 ministers to 15.
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The People’s Majlis on Wednesday approved all ministers recently appointed by President Mohamed Muizzu following a cabinet reshuffle.
Earlier this month, after setbacks in opinion polls and local council elections, President Muizzu reduced the cabinet from 20 ministers to 15. Four new ministers were appointed, while the mandates of several existing ministers were revised and they were reappointed.
The President submitted the names of the nominees to the People's Majlis on Sunday. After review, the Government Oversight Committee recommended approval for all nominees on Monday.
The committee’s report was put to a vote during Wednesday’s sitting.
Newly appointed ministers approved were:
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Heena Waleed – Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage
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Ali Shareef – Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy
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Iruthisham Adam – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Geela Ali – Minister of Health, Family and Welfare
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Hassan Rasheed – Minister of Defence and National Service
Reappointed ministers with revised mandates were:
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Moosa Zameer – Finance and Public Enterprises
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Ali Ihusaan – Homeland Security, Labour and Technology
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Dr Ismail Shafeeu – Education, Higher Education and Skills Development
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Mohamed Saeed – Economic Development, Transport and Trade
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Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed – Islamic Affairs and Endowment
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Mohamed Ameen – Tourism and Civil Aviation
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Dr Abdulla Muththalib – Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development
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Abdulla Rafiu – Youth, Empowerment and Fitness
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Ahmed Shiyam – Fisheries, Agriculture and Ocean Resources
Most nominees were approved with more than 70 votes.
Zameer and Hassan Rasheed received the highest support with 76 votes each.
Ali Shareef received the lowest approval tally with 64 votes, with 13 members voting against his nomination following criticism over past social media remarks.
Heena Waleed also received 64 votes, while Mohamed Saeed received 65 votes.
