Musa Ali Jaleel Appointed Director General of National Counter Terrorism Centre

Former Defense Minister Musa Ali Jaleel has been appointed as the Director General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre. The appointment was made yesterday. The National Counter Terrorism Centre was established under the Terrorism Prevention Act. The previous Director General was Vice Waheed. It is unclear when Waheed left the position or submitted a resignation. Jaleel retired on February 9, 2012, after serving as Chief of Defence Force and having a 32-year career in the military. He served as the highest military commander of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) and as Chief of Defence Force of the MNDF. He also served as Defense Minister during the administration of former President Abdulla Yameen. Jaleel had contested the mayoralty of Malé on a PNC ticket in the local council elections last April but was unsuccessful. He has been awarded the Nishan Ashari, a presidential honor.