Dr Ahmed Riyaz has been appointed to the post of Chief Statistician. 

A social media post by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics announced the appointment of Dr Riyaz as Chief Statistician on August 23. 

Riyaz was appointed to the post following the conclusion of former Chief Statistician Aishath Hassan's term last month. 

Riyaz holds a PhD in Educational Psychology. He has worked as a mathematics teacher and also as a Senior Policy Executive at National Institute of Education. 

The Chief Statistician is responsible for gathering and analyzing social, economic and environmental data. 

As per the Statistics Act which came into force five years ago, the Chief Statistician is appointed by the President. The post is of deputy ministerial rank and comes with salaries and allowances of the rank.