Parliament has today granted approval for appointing former Foreign Secretary Ahmed Sareer to the post of Maldives Ambassor to Saudi Arabia.
Parliament has today granted approval for appointing former Foreign Secretary Ahmed Sareer to the post of Maldives Ambassor to Saudi Arabia.
Sareer, who is presently serving as Ambassador-at-Large at the Foreign Ministry, received 86 votes in favour in today's vote.
Sareer has previously been based in Saudi Arabia as the Asia Director for Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
In former President Abdulla Yameen's administration, Sareer was appointed Foreign Secretary. Before this, he was the Permanent Representative of Maldives to the UN from December 10, 2012.
At the time, he also filled the post of Maldives Ambassador to the US.
Sareer has been working in foreign diplomacy since 1986, having filled various positions at a number of diplomatic missions since then.
Some of the posts he has served in include High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Third Secretary at Maldives High Commission in Sri Lanka and Second Secretary at the Maldives Permanent Mission to the UN.
He also wored as Assistant Under Secretary, Assistant Director, Foreign Relations, Deputy Director, Director, Assistant Director General and Director General at Foreign Ministry.
The Parliament has previously approved Thoha Mohamed for the post of Maldives Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, but he later took up the position of Maldives Ambassador to Pakistan.
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