Government office complex opens in Hulhumale’

Umar Zahir Office Building in Hulhumale'. (Sun Photo/Mohamed Hayyan)

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has inaugurated a new government office complex developed in Hulhumale’, named the Umar Zahir Office Building in honor of the late Umar Zahir.

The new office complex seeks to reduce spending on rent for multiple government offices on private properties.

Three government ministries are set to be relocated to the new office complex, the Gender Ministry, Higher Education Ministry, and Transport Ministry, as well as the US Embassy.

Gender Ministry has already been relocated from G. Billoorijehige and Sea Track Building to the new office complex.

Meanwhile, the Higher Education Ministry is currently located in the Fen Building and the Transport Ministry is located in the Star Cinema Building.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih opens the Umar Zahir Office Building in Hulhumale' on February 15, 2023. (Photo/President's Office)

The construction of the MVR 185 million office complex in Hulhumale’ Phase I was contracted to China’s Hunan Construction Engineering Corporation in 2019.

Each floor is 25,000 square feet in size.

Though three of the government’s ministries will be relocated to the new office complex, many of the government’s offices continue to be run out of rented properties.