Dr. Mohamed Solih has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH).

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the appointment on Monday after having made the decision to appoint a CEO to the hospital after its recent upgrade to a tertiary-level hospital

Prior to his appointment to a Deputy Ministerial-level, Solih served several senior positions in the health sector including Head of Department of Surgery, and Senior Consultant General Surgeon, at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital as well as Chief Surgeon, Managing Director and CEO at Medica Hospital.

Having been active in the field of healthcare management for almost 15 years including in executive positions, Solih has a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Nottingham University, United Kingdom. Prior to this, he also acquired a Master of Surgery (General Surgery) from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal.

He has also had 26 years of experience in clinical care.

During his service in the healthcare field, the new appointee has also completed various training programs and attended several conferences and workshops.

Other positions filled by the celebrated surgeon include President of Maldives Anti-doping Association, he is also a founder member of Maldives Medical Association (MMA) and Maldives Orthopaedic Association (MOA).