President Muizzu Slashes Cabinet After Poll Debacle: 10 Ministers Resign, 12 New Faces Sworn In
Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon and nine other cabinet members resigned, clearing the way for a dramatic overhaul that trims the cabinet from 20 to 15 members.
Ahmed Nasheed
President Mohamed Muizzu carried out a dramatic cabinet reshuffle following his party's defeat in the April 4 elections. Ten ministers resigned on Tuesday.
The restructured cabinet has been trimmed from 20 to 15 members, with 12 newly appointed ministers sworn in. Foreign Minister Khaleel replaced by London High Commissioner Iruthisham Adam.
The reshuffle comes 10 days after MDP swept all five mayoral races with 42.9% of the vote and the referendum was rejected by 68.7% of voters.
Ahmed Nasheed
Senior Political Correspondent
Ahmed has covered Maldivian politics for over a decade.
Public Discourse
10 ministers out in one day? That's not a reshuffle, that's a house cleaning. And the dust hasn't settled yet.
456 likesYou can change the curtains all you want. If the foundation is cracked, the building still sways.
312 likesA strong leader adapts. The President listened to the people and acted within 10 days. That's decisive governance.
178 likesEvery government reshuffles. Obama did it. Modi did it. This is normal. The hysteria is not.
145 likesChanging the crew doesn't change the course if the captain remains the same. We said this in October.
389 likesThe PNF warned that this government was heading for the rocks. The rocks arrived right on schedule.
267 likesCan someone check if the new ministers know where the office is? Last batch barely found it before they were shown the door.
423 likes15 ministers instead of 20. Progress! At this rate, by 2028 we'll have the perfect number: zero.
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