Politics

Dr Mohamed Latheef appointed CSC Chair

20 Aug 2013, 2:53 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Parliament has appointed Civil Service Commission (CSC) member and former chair Dr Mohamed Latheef as the new chair of the commission.
According to media reports, of the 75 MPs present, 60 voted in favour of appointing Latheef as chair of the commission. The remaining 15 MPs abstained from voting.
The parliament this morning discussed the two names proposed to the parliament by the majority and minority parties for the position of CSC Chair.
According to local newspapers, majority party, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) proposed current member of the CSC Dr Mohamed Latheef –  the former chair of the commission – and the minority Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) proposed Ahmed Hassan Didi to be appointed as chair.

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