Parliament approves Ameeza as new Tax Commissioner

The Parliament, on Wednesday, has approved the appointment of Fathimath Ameeza, the current Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation, as the new Commissioner General of Taxation.

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu nominated two candidates for the position: Ameeza and Mohamed Haleem Abdulla, the president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives). The nominations were forwarded to Parliament's Economic Affairs Committee for review on July 6^th.

Following the interview process, the Committee resolved to submit both nominees to the parliamentary floor, ranked according to their evaluation scores. Ameeza received a score of 92.44 percent, while Haleem, the President's preferred nominee, scored 82.89 percent.

During Wednesday's parliamentary sitting, members first voted on Ameez's nomination, which was approved unanimously, with all 64 members present voting in favor of her appointment.

Ameeza has served as Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation since November 2024 and has been with the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) since its establishment in 2010. During her tenure at the authority, she has also held the position of Assistant Commissioner of Taxation.

The position of Commissioner General of Taxation became vacant following the appointment of former Commissioner Hassan Zareer as Finance Minister.