President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Sunday appointed the former Managing Director of State Electric Company (STELCO) Abdul Shukoor Abdulla as the State Minister of Environment and Energy.
He was removed from his previous post at STELCO on the same date prior to his new appointment. The newly appointed Managing Director of STELCO is former Minister of the President's Office Ahmed Zuhoor.
Previous to Shukoor’s appointment, three State Ministers are already active in the environment ministry.