Speaker of the People’s Majlis, Mohamed Aslam has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the appointment on Wednesday.

As such, during a special ceremony held at the President’s Office, President Solih presented the Letter of Appointment to Speaker Aslam.

The newly elected parliament speaker took his oath of office in the presence of Supreme Court Chief Justice Ahmed Muthasim Adnan.

The MP for North Addu Hithadhoo constituency and majority leader of the People’s Majlis was elected as the new speaker of parliament during the 19th sitting of the third session of parliament this year, held on Monday night.

The election of a new Majlis speaker was tabled on Monday night’s agenda solely, after the resignation of former parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Monday evening.

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), the main ruling party nominated Aslam, who is its Parliamentary Group leader for the post of speaker and Nasheed’s ‘The Democrats’ nominated their PG leader Central Henveiru MP Ali Azim.

Aslam was elected through 53 votes in favor, out of the 76 parliamentarians present.

Azim fell short with just 23 votes in his favor.

Nasheed, who is the estranged former leader of MDP, resigned from his post as parliament speaker in the face of a controversial no-confidence motion submitted against him.

The MP for Central Mahchangoalhi constituency tendered his resignation on Monday evening.

Aslam, the newly elected speaker served in four consecutive parliaments since 2005; the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th parliament sessions.