President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has on Thursday appointed members to the National Awards Committee and Special Achievement Awards Committee.

Aneesa Ahmed was appointed as the Chairperson of National Awards Committee and Minister of Higher Education Ibrahim Hassan was appointed as the Chairperson of the Special Achievement Awards Committee.

While the Corporate Service Secretary of the Presidents’ Office Hussain Amir, Ahmed Ali Manik, Mohamed Ikram, Raheema Adam and Hassan Manik are existing members of the National Awards Committee, newly appointed members include Ibrahim Ismail Ali, Zulfa Ibrahim, Aminath Naaz.

Special Achievement Awards Committee comprises of Dr. Ibrahim Zakariyya Moosa, Dr. Abdul Azeez Yoosuf and Aishath Shaheen, with the newly appointed members, Dr. Ahmed Ali Manik, Mariyam Nooradheen and Mariyam Shifzan totaling seven with the inclusion of Chairperson Hassan.

While the National Award is a government title conferred annually to honor and encourage those who “contribute in the development of the nation and the benefit of the society”, National Award of Honor and National Award of Recognition are also given as National Awards.

In addition, the Special Achievement Award is also a government title conferred annually to honor and encourage those who achieve “exceptional academic achievement and bring good name to the country”, at a national level.