Masha Midhath   23 September 2020 - 08:29 PM
The accreditation ceremony held at the President’s Office this morning
The accreditation ceremony held at the President’s Office this morning
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Dr. Hussain Niyaz, Farzana Zahir and Aminath Shabeena to serve as High Commissioner to the Republic of India, High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

High Commissioner to the Republic of India, Dr Hussain Niyaz holds a Ph.D. on Demography and Development from The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand and he last served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the United Arab Emirates. He held the position of the Permanent Representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and served in various capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hussain Niyaz

High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ms Farzana Zahir holds a Master’s Degree in Development Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and she has served as the Joint Secretary for India and SAARC Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has also served in various capacities at the Ministry.

Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Ms Aminath Shabeena last served as the Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, she also served at the Ministry in various other capacities. Aminath Shabeena received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, which she completed at Villa College, Malé.

The accreditation ceremony was held at the President’s Office this morning, during which the President presented designated High Commissioners and Ambassador with their Letters of Appointment.