In a significant development, 25 ministers of state have been appointed to various ministries within the new government.
The official ceremony for presenting the letters of appointment took place at the President's Office, acknowledging the crucial roles these state ministers will play across the government's 22 ministries.
Upon the formation of the government on Friday, 12 ministers of state were initially appointed, with four serving in the President's Office and three in the Foreign Ministry.
List of State Ministers Appointed Today:
Muaz Haleem (Defence)
Hussain Sham Adam (Finance)
Ahmed Mazin (Finance)
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed (Education)
Dr. Abdul Latheef Mohamed (Education)
Hadheeja Abdul Samad Abdulla (Health)
Ismail Abdulla (Health)
Ahmed Qasim (Health)
Dr. Mohamed Shujau Abdul Hakeem (Islamic Affairs)
Munim Anees (Tourism) Aminath Hussain Shareef (Social and Family Development)
Mohamed Riyaz (Sports)
Hussain Imran Abdul Muhaimin (Housing)
Mohamed Faiz (Housing)
Ibrahim Nizam (Housing)
Mohamed Dilshan Abdulla (Housing)
Ahmed Salim (Ministry)
Tha’aamu Mohamed (Infrastructure)
Ibrahim Nazeem (Infrastructure)
Ismail Hameed (Infrastructure)
Hassan Rasheed (Infrastructure)
Mariam Vishama (Agriculture)
Mohamed Rafeeq Hasan (Local Government)
Moosa Fathhy Adam (Local Government)
Ahmed Rasheed (Local Government)