President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has on Wednesday, appointed two new Cabinet Ministers and a new Policy Secretary at the President’s Office. The appointment ceremony was held this morning at the President’s Office.

Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan, previously the Minister of Environment, was appointed as Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture. The second Cabinet Minister appointed today was Aminath Shauna, to the newly-created Ministry Environment, Climate Change and Technology. Ms Shauna was previously employed as the Policy Secretary of the President's Office.

President Solih also appointed Ahmed Hamdhan to fill the position of Policy Secretary of the President's Office. Ahmed Hamdhan was serving as an undersecretary at the President’s Office till his appointment.