President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Aishath Hassan as the Chief Statistician of the Maldives Bureau of Statistics.
President Solih appointed Aishath Hassan as Chief Statistician after opening applications for the position, as stipulated under the recently ratified Maldives Statistics Act. The Maldives Statistics Act lays out the guidelines for the collection, analysis, usage and publication of national statistics, under an established national standard. The Act aims to advance the statistics industry in the country and to collect relevant data regarding the Maldives' economy, ecology and social aspects, and use that data responsibly for the benefit of all citizens.
The Act stipulates the establishment of the Maldives Bureau of Statistics, an independent entity mandated with the planning and operation of all national activities related to the field. The law would transfer all resources, legal obligations and staff employed by the previously created National Bureau of Statistics to the new body.
Furthermore, the Act also mandates the establishment of a Statistical Council, comprising of 10 members, to provide counsel on all matters related to the field. The Minister of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure would be liable for all matters related to the new bureau.