The Parliamentary Committee on Independent Institutions has endorsed Ahmed Ahid Rasheed to be appointed as the Information Commissioner.
The committee passed the decision to endorse Ahid after interviewing the four nominations submitted by the President’s Office. Ahid was second on the list of nominations sent by the President’s Office in priority order, behind Shiham Mohamed Waheed and ahead of Azleema Ahmed and Mariyam Aleem.
The Information Commissioner's Office was established on July 13, 2014, as per Article 43(a) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The information commissioner is mandated with the enforcement of the RTI Act, which defines the right to access and obtain information from any state institution and encourages the widest circulation of information available at state institutions.
The President's Office opened applications for the post of information commissioner following the resignation of Hussain Fiyaz Moosa from the position on March 21.