Transition chief appointed to organise transfer of power
Ahmed Latheef previously served as the Maldives ambassador to China.
01 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Civil Service Commission on Monday appointed Ahmed Latheef as the director general of transition to coordinate the transfer of power.
Latheef, from the Henveiru Seaweed house in Malé, was appointed Monday morning by CSC president Ali Shaheem at an event attended by commission members, senior staff and the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s secretary general.
Latheef previously served as the Maldives ambassador to China under former president Mohamed Nasheed. He is the brother of MDP chairman Hassan Latheef.
He was nominated by president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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