Majlis approves ex MP of ruling party to human rights watchdog
The parliament today approved former MP Shifaq Mufeed, Aishath Afreen Mohamed, and Aminath Eenas to the Human Rights of Commission of the Maldives (HRCM).
11 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The parliament today approved former MP Shifaq Mufeed, Aishath Afreen Mohamed, and Aminath Eenas to the Human Rights of Commission of the Maldives (HRCM).
President Abdulla Yameen nominated the three for parliamentary approval in June to fill three upcoming vacancies. The five-year terms of HRCM president Mariyam Azra, vice president Ahmed Tholal, and Jeehan Mahmood were due to expire this month.
Mufeed represented the mid-Fuvahmulah constituency as a Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP in the 16th People’s Majlis. He joined the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) in May 2012, several weeks after the ousting of the MDP government on February 7, 2012.
In July 2013, Mufeed quit the PPM and joined the Jumhooree Party and backed its candidate Gasim Ibrahim in the 2013 presidential election.
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