Abdulla Shareef named acting in-charge of Customs
11 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ހޮނިހިރު 09:34Shareef was named as acting chief following the death of Commissioner General, Ahmed Numan
Abdulla Shareef with the late Ahmed Numan
Abdulla Shareef has been appointed as the acting chief of the Maldives Customs Service.
The deputy commissioner of Customs was appointed as the acting in-charge following the death of Commissioner General Ahmed Numan.
Maldives Customs Service said that Shareef will be the acting in-charge until a new commissioner general is appointed.
Shareef was appointed as deputy commissioner in July 2019, and has served there for 27 years. He previously served as a senior superintendent and has a Masters in Administration.
Ahmed Nooman passed away last Tuesday, at the age of 47, while receiving medical treatment in neighboring India.
He was appointed as Commissioner General of Customs on 11th December 2018, shortly after President Solih took office.
Numan began his service to the government in 1991, as a radio technician at the Maldives Airports Authority. He also served as the chairman of Fenaka Corporation, as well as the assistant director of the State Electric Company limited.
