Pres. seeks parliamentary approval for Mujthaz’s appointment as CSC vice president

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has sought parliamentary approval appoint Mohamed Mujthaz, who was recently appointed a member of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), as the Commission’s vice president.

The Parliament greenlighted Mujthaz’s appointment for CSC membership last Wednesday with the unanimous votes of all 71 lawmakers in attendance. He was formally appointed to the post by the President on Sunday.

President Muizzu, on Monday, sought parliamentary approval to appoint Mujthaz as the Commission’s vice president. The letter from the President, nominating Mujthaz for the post was read out by the Parliament’s Secretary General Fathimath Niusha during Tuesday’s sitting.

The matter has been forwarded to the Independent Institutions Committee for review.

Mujthaz holds a Bachelor of Law from the Maldives College of Higher Education.

He is a former parliamentary representative for the Hanimaadhoo constituency. He also served as a state minister at the President’s Office during former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s administration.

The vacancy at CSC opened in March after the commission’s then-vice president Ibrahim Rasheed resigned in face of a no-confidence motion against him at the Parliament.

The five-member CSC was established in 2007, with a mandate to appoint civil service staff, establish a professional and modern service, and drive government policy and democratic governance.