The People’s Majlis has greenlighted recommending the dismissal of Governor of the central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) Ali Hashim, to President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

A vote was taken to approve the recommending of Hashim’s dismissal to the president, during the parliament sitting held on Monday.

63 members voted in favor of recommending Hashim’s dismissal, with only nine lawmakers against.

The Committee on Public Account at the People’s Majlis voted in favor of recommending the dismissal of Governor Hashim on July 17.

All of the lawmakers that attended the committee meeting unanimously voted to recommend the dismissal of the central bank’s governor, to President Muizzu.

The governor failed to present himself to the Public Accounts Committee for questioning and had informed the parliament in writing, that he was unable to attend citing health-related issues.

Governor Hashim is to have revealed that the island nation is facing an economic crisis due to non-compliance of instructions given to the government, and not because the relevant information was not shared.

A no-confidence motion against Hashim was submitted by Deputy Speaker, MP for Dhiggaru constituency Ahmed Nazim, who has alleged that Hashim has failed to perform his duties as the head of the central bank of Maldives.

Hashim was summoned to the committee to respond to the motion several times and he failed to do so.

Lawmakers voted to recommend his dismissal as they believe he is incompetent in carrying out his role responsibly.

He was appointed as MMA’s governor on 8 September 2019 during the administration of now opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

Previously having served as Minister of Finance, Hashim held his ministerial position from 2008 to 2010 during MDP’s first rule.