President Mohamed Nasheed has appointed Yazeedh Mohamed as Commissioner General of Taxation, presenting letters of appointment at a function yesterday afternoon.
Hassan Zareer was appointed Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation.
Board members of the new tax authority, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA), are Abbas Adhil Riza, Hassan Waheed, Ahmed Mohamed, Aishth Lulua Hassan and Uz Hussain Siraj.
The President made the appointments as per Article 4(e) of Tax Administration Act.