President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday appointed Ibrahim Shaheeb as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to the Republic of India, and Ali Hussain Didi as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Malaysia.

President Solih presented the letter of appointment to the two new High Commissioners, at a ceremony held at the President’s Office this morning.

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to the Republic of India, Ibrahim Shaheeb, completed his Masters in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. Earlier, he served as the Chief of Protocol, and Additional Secretary, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Malaysia, Ali Hussain Didi, completed his Post Graduate Diploma and MSc in Transport Management and Planning from the Loughborough University of Technology in the UK. He had previously served as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Maldivian Ambassador to the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium, as well as serving as the Controller of Immigration at the Department of Immigration, the President of Male’ Municipal Council and Chief Executive Officer at the Maldives Airports Company.