Former Male' Deputy Mayor Areesh Appointed to MPL Board

Male' City's former Deputy Mayor Mohamed Areesh has been appointed to the board of directors of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL). The Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB) announced the appointment in a post on X today. Areesh, who resides at M. Ahliha, was previously elected as a councilor for the fourth term of the Male' City Council on an MDP ticket before switching to the ruling PNC. He was elected Deputy Mayor of Male' in March last year. In this year's local council election, he contested for the Male' City Council on a PNC ticket but lost, after which he joined the President's Office as an under secretary. The PCB also appointed directors to the boards of STO and the State Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Corporation Limited. Ahmed Imdhaad Muhammad was appointed to the STO board, and Ismail Farhad Ahmed to the State Pharma board.