President reappoints rejected ministers in parliament rebuff
The opposition-controlled parliament rejected Attorney General Usham, Islamic minister Shaheem and housing minister Haider.
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President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday reappointed three members of his cabinet who failed to secure parliament approval.
The opposition-controlled parliament on Monday rejected Attorney General Ahmed Usham, Islamic minister Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed and housing minister Dr Ali Haider. The other 19 ministers of the 22-member cabinet were approved.
According to the constitution, the ministers in the cabinet must have the approval of the parliament. The Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that no minister can remain in the cabinet without the parliament's consent.
Usham, Shaheem and Haider were re-appointed and presented with their letters of appointment at a ceremony at the President’s Office Monday evening.
The Supreme Court initially refused to send a judge when the President's Office asked the apex court to allow the three rejected ministers to be reappointed to the cabinet.
But the Supreme Court later changed its decision, and the Shaheem, Usham and Haider took the oath of office before Justice Husnu Suood.
The decision to send a Supreme Court judge was later taken after a meeting of the judges following a formal letter from the president, sources told Atoll Times.
Usham has also been reappointed to the JSC as the Attorney General.
