Hisan Hassan removed as CEO of National Disaster Management Authority

Hisan Hassan has been removed from the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Hisan confirmed to One today that he has been removed from the post of CEO of NDMA. However, he did not provide further details on the matter. No official statement from the government has been received regarding the matter. Hisan is a figure who also served in a senior capacity at the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), which was created in connection with the tsunami disaster that struck the Maldives in 2008, to assess the situation in the Maldives and take measures. Subsequently, under the law, Hisan was appointed to the position of CEO of NDMA, which was established by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. NDMA is an institution run under the Ministry of Defence.