President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's nominees for the post of Information Commissioner have been forwarded to the parliament's committee on independent institutions for further review.

Secretary General Fathmath Niusha readout the list sent by the president at the first parliament sitting of the third session on Monday.

The names forwarded by the president are (as per order); Shiham Mohamed Waheed, Ahmed Ahidh Rasheed, Azleema Ahmed and Maryam Aleem.

The post of Information Commissioner has remained vacant since March 21, when former Information Commissioner Hussain Fiyaz Moosa resigned. He was appointed to the post on the 31st of October, 2019.

The Information Commissioner’s Office is an independent body that was established under the Right to Information Act Section 43 (b) on 13 July 2014.

The Office is established to uphold the right of the public interest of acquiring and dissemination of the information, in addition to encouraging the enforcement of open governance among the state institutions. Apart from this, the Information Commissioner's Office also enforces the Right to Information Act and administers the regulations that come under the RTI Act.