Presidential affairs minister resigns
Mohamed Hussain Shareef, presidential affairs minister, said he decided to resign after being told not to report to work on Sunday. Shareef returned to the Maldives last night after accompanying Vice President Ahmed in an official visit to China to attend an investment forum.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
President’s Office Minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef ‘Mundhu’ has resigned after being asked to stay home in an apparent purge of the vice president’s supporters from President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
The reasons for Shareef’s resignation is unclear. He was not responding to calls at the time of going to press.
The president’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Muaz Ali, was not available for comment.
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