Mohamed Shareef has been appointed as the new Minister of State at the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the appointment on Sunday.

Prior to his appointment, Mohamed Shareef served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology after being appointed during January 2019.

Shareef has a Masters of Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and has years of experience in information technology, including as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Deputy Director General (DDG) and Head of Networks at the National Centre for Information Technology (NCIT).

He had also served as the member representing Information Technology at the Governing Board of the Maldives Qualification Authority after being appointed during January 2020.

The new appointee also previously filled the post of Vice-Rector, Academic Development, at Cyryx College.