Ex-minister appointed as ambassador to Japan
Former minister of Presidential Affairs Mohamed Hussain ‘Mundhu’ Shareef has been appointed to head the Maldives’ diplomatic mission in Japan.
17 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Omkar Khandekar
Former Presidential Affairs Minister Mohamed Hussain ‘Mundhu’ Shareef has been appointed to head the Maldives’ diplomatic mission in Japan.
MPs approved his nomination on Tuesday.
Shareef, the son of Asma Rasheed, an MP of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives, will replace Ahmed Khaleel.
“I have always been involved with work related to foreign affairs, so this is not an unfamiliar territory for me,” Shareef told newspaper on Thursday Mihaaru. “This is the first time I have been given the opportunity to work in the Foreign Services.”
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