The People’s Majlis as approved the appointment of Ahmed Imad as the Deputy Governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).
69 parliamentarians voted in favor of Imad’s appointment during Sunday’s sitting.
Currently serving as the Monetary Policy Research and Statistics Division’s Executive Director, Imad also fills the post of a board member at the Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA).
He has been serving for MMA since 2000 and has also served in the Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB).
The post of Deputy Governor at MMA became vacant after Imad’s predecessor Aishath Zahira retired from the post after having served two tenures in the post.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih nominated Imad for the post during August and it was forwarded for committee review, to the Public Accounts Committee which approved his appointment and forwarded it for parliamentary approval.
Imad has a Masters’ Degree in Economics and Finance from the United Kingdom as well as a Bachelors’ Degree from Malaysia.
