Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohamed ‘MC’ Hameed has been promoted to Commissioner.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the appointment at a ceremony held at the President’s Office on Tuesday morning.
His spokesperson, Ibrahim Hood announced Hameed’s appointment as police commissioner via twitter.
President @ibusolih has appointed Acting Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed as Commissioner of Police this morning.
— Ibrahim Hood (@MvSpokesperson) March 26, 2019
Hameed had been the Acting CP since December 2018, following the dismissal of Hamdhoon Rasheed- who was appointed during the last days of former President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
The newly appointed police commissioner was dismissed as the Chief Superintendent of Police Intelligence in 2012, over an alleged leak of confidential documents during his tenure.
Supreme Court ordered his reinstatement in December 2018.
