President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has reconstituted and appointed five members to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
At a function held at the President’s Office, the members were sworn in by Chief Justice Ahmed Muthasim Adnan. The commission is now composed of Adam Shamil, Abdul Salaam, Thoha Mohamed, Shazna Hashim, and Shiyama Mohamed.
Before his new appointment, Adam Shamil served as the Director of Investigation and Legal Department at the Children’s Ombudspersons Office. He holds a Master of Laws from the Maldives National University (MNU).
Furthermore, Abdul Salaam was serving as a Senior Investigation Officer at the ACC before his new appointment. He completed his Bachelor of Shariah and Law from MNU. In addition, Thoha Mohamed previously served as a member of the President’s Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes and was a Partner and Senior Legal Counsel at The Litigants LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Shariah and Law from MNU.
Before her new appointment, Shazna Hashim served as the Director of Finance at the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Accounting) from Al-Azhar University, Egypt. Meanwhile, Shiyama Mohamed served as the Deputy Director at the Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) before her new appointment. She holds a Master of Shari’ah from Villa College.
At the first meeting held by the newly appointed members, Adam Shamil was elected as the President of the ACC and Abdul Salaam was elected as the Vice President.
The president reconstituted and appointed new members to the ACC following the resignation of all five members, amid the dismissal motion launched against them at the Parliament of the Maldives. The dismissal motion was launched by the Parliament citing their failure to complete the investigation of cases submitted to the commission.