Safa elected president of Broadcom

Safa Shafeeq has been elected as the president of Maldives Broadcasting Commission (Broadcom).

Safa was elected to the role with the unanimous consensus of her fellow commissioners in a vote taken on Wednesday.

She replaces Mariyam Waheeda – whose term at the commission expired in December.

Safa was appointed to the Broadcom on May 9, 2023.

She holds a Master of Arts in Social Policy from Maldives National University (MNU) and Masters of Arts in Communication from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT), Malaysia.

She previously worked as a television personality for state broadcaster Public Service Media (PSM) since 2006.

BroadCom is comprised of seven members – each appointed for a term of five years. They are an independent institution mandated to govern the implementation of the Broadcasting Act and regulate the broadcasting sector.