Dunya rejoins Yameen’s government
Gayoom has denounced his daughter’s shock return, saying he does not support her decision
05 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Dunya Maumoon has rejoined President Abdulla Yameen’s government as a junior minister for health, the president’s office has announced.
The former foreign minister had resigned from her uncle’s cabinet in July after her father, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, split with Yameen accusing his half-brother’s administration of authoritarian reversals and corruption.
Gayoom denounced his eldest daughter’s shock return in a tweet.
“Dunya’s return to the government is her personal choice. I do not support her decision,” he said.
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