Guraidhoo MP Riza takes oath of office

(From L-R) Speaker of Parliament, President Mohamed Nasheed and Guraidhoo MP Ibrahim Riza pose for a picture at the Parliament on June 10, 2019. (Photo/People's Majlis)

Guraidhoo MP Ibrahim Riza has taken oath of office.

Riza had been away in Saudi Arabia on Umrah pilgrimage when the new parliamentarians were sworn in on May 28.

He took his oath of office in front of Speaker of Parliament, President Mohamed Nasheed in a special ceremony held at the Parliament this Monday morning.

Guraidhoo MP Ibrahim Riza takes oath of office in a ceremony held at the Parliament on June 10, 2019. (Photo/People's Majlis)

A veteran lawyer, Riza had been the parliamentary representative at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) during the 18th Parliament before he was dismissed following a no-confidence vote on November 24, 2018.

By Fathimath Aruma Hussain

Journalist