President Abdulla Yameen has reconstituted the board of the National Drug Agency, naming newly appointed Deputy Minister of Gender and Health Mohamed Mahir as the Chair.
In addition to Mahir, Deputy Youth Minister Naif Shaukath, President’s Office Legal Affairs Secretary Aishath Bisham, Ministry of Home Affairs Executive Director Hamid Yoosuf, Minstry of Education Director General Fathimath Azza, Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Ali Shahid Mohamed, Maldives Police Services (MPS) Chief Inspector Mohamed Rasheed, Assistant Commissioner of Customs Aminath Rasheedha, Deputy Controller of Immigration Abdulla Waheed, and Mohamed Zubair from Journey – a non-governmental organization working against drug abuse – constitute the board.