NDMA CEO Hisaan Hassan Dismissed After 22 Years in Disaster Management

Hisaan Hassan has been dismissed from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), a post he held since the authority was established. Hisaan was appointed to the post on January 07, 2019. He has now served continuously in disaster management for 22 years. He has worked in practical disaster management roles across five governments, beginning with former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's government. At the authority, he had also previously held the position of Project Director in addition to serving as Sports Officer. During that period, he was active in managing major disasters including the 2004 tsunami and Covid-19. The National Disaster Management Authority was established by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih under the previous government. Before that, the authority's work was carried out under the name National Disaster Management Centre. The authority is one required to be established under the disaster-related law enacted in 2015.