Ambassador of Maldives to Ireland, Dr. Farahanaz Faizal has presented her Letter of Credence to the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.

Due to travel restrictions implemented following the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Faizal presented her credentials to the President of Ireland through an administrative procedure.

President Higgins addressed an acceptance letter to Dr. Faizal, after receiving her credentials on Thursday.

Also the High Commissioner of Maldives to the United Kingdom and the Non-Resident Ambassador to France and Spain, Dr. Faizal is the first-ever Non-Resident Ambassador Maldives has appointed to Ireland.

In early March, the People’s Majlis approved Dr. Faizal’s appointment as the Maldives' Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well, with the votes of 54 parliamentarians.

The parliamentary committee on national security and foreign relations approved her appointment to the post a week earlier, after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih forwarded her appointment to the IMO as Maldives' permanent representative to the People’s Majlis.

In its report, the parliament committee noted that members who took part in its fifth meeting held on February 23, unanimously voted in favor of Dr. Farahanaz’s appointment.

IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping across international borders, and consists of 172 UN Member states, in addition to the Cook Islands.