Hala Hameed appointed Minister of State for Health and Gender

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appointed Dr Hala Hameed as the Minister of State for Health and Gender.

Dr Hala Hameed completed her PhD in Gender and Development Studies from the University of East Anglia in 2004.

Her appointment as the Minister of State follows her resignation as the Vice Chair of the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) on 10 December 2013. Dr Hala was a member of the PIC since 2009.