Parliament OKs Ahid for Information Commissioner, Asif for Elections Commission

The Parliament has approved Uz. Ahmed Ahid Rasheed for appointment as the new Information Commissioner, and Mohamed Asif for appointment as a member of the Elections Commission. 

The voting took place on Monday afternoon. 

Ahid secured the backing of the Parliament for appointment as the new Information Commissioner with the unanimous consensus of 49 parliamentarians who took part in the voting. 

The position of Information Commissioner fell vacant following the resignation of Hussain Fiyaz Moosa in March, less than two years into his term.   

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih nominated four candidates for the vacancy; Ahid, former Deputy Economic Minister Uz. Shiham Mohamed Waheed, Azleema Ahmed, and Mariyam Aleem. 

The candidates were vetted by Parliament’s Independent Institutions Committee, which voted in favor of Ahid last week. 

Asif, meanwhile, secured the backing of the Parliament for appointment as a member of the Elections Commission with the unanimous consensus of 50 parliamentarians who took part in the voting.   

The position at Elections Commission fell vacant following the resignation of the commission’s chairman Ahmed Shareef back in June.  

President Solih nominated five candidates for the vacancy; Asif, Shahula Ismail, Azleema Ahmed, Ahmed Mansoor, and Mariyam Haneefa Khalid. 

The candidates were also vetted by Independent Institutions Committee, which voted in favor of Asif last week.