News in brief: new members approved for NIC and MIRA
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18 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Parliament on Monday approved the president’s nominees for vacant seats on the National Integrity Commission and the director’s board of the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority.
Ahmed Jihad, a retired colonel who served in the military for more than 30 years, was unanimously approved to the NIC – a watchdog for law enforcement bodies – with 78 votes in favour. Jihad’s name was put to a vote second after MPs voted against Shuaib Abdul Rahman.
Of the four individuals nominated by the president, parliament’s independent institutions committee recommended three nominees after a vetting and interviewing process. Dr Mariyam Shahneeza Nasir was third in the order of preference and the oversight committee decided not to recommend Hawwa Liusha.
A vacancy opened on the watchdog after the resignation of former NIC member Mohamed Farhad.
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