President Abdulla Yameen appointed Dr Ahmed Ziyad Bagir as the new minister of Islamic affairs today following the resignation of former minister Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed yesterday.
The president presented Ziyad his letter of appointment while Supreme Court Justice Adam Mohamed Abdulla administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at the president’s office this morning.
Ziyad was serving as the principal of the Arabiyya School in Malé.
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has meanwhile thanked Shaheem for his “valuable service to the nation” as Islamic minister. Shaheem was appointed to the cabinet in February 2012 under ex-president Dr Mohamed Waheed and retained his post under president Yameen.
Thank u @Mohamedshaheem1 for ur valuable service to the nation as minister of Islamic Affairs over many years.
— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (@maumoonagayoom) May 6, 2015
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