Senior statesman quits opposition
Zaki was as a special envoy of former President Mohamed Nasheed under the three-year MDP government. He also held various cabinet portfolios during the 30-year reign of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, including the tourism ministry and the planning and development ministry.
14 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, a senior statesman and former interim president of the Maldivian Democratic Party, has quit the main opposition party.
Zaki, who retired from politics in 2013 at the age of 66, announced his decision to leave the party he helped found in a statement yesterday.
“At a time when the population of Maldives has seen a revolutionary increase, with a great number of youth, I believe it is the duty of elder political figures to allow the youth to build and shape our country’s future. My political career stands as testimony to my firm belief in this opinion,” reads the statement.
Zaki is now living in Colombo.
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