The Chief of Defence Force, Major General, Ahmed Shiyam, has been dismissed from his position.
Shiyam was appointed by the former President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan on 9 February 2012.
Brigadier General, Abdulla Shamal, replaced Major General Ahmed Shiyam as the Chief of Defence Force.
Shamal was made the new The High Court ordered to restore his position at the MNDF.