Parliament endorses new finance minister Zareer

4 days ago

The Parliament has approved the appointment of Hassan Zareer as the country’s new finance minister. The Parliament endorsed Zareer with a unanimous vote of 49 on Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Government Oversight Committee greenlighted his appointment. The vote took place after nine lawmakers from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) were ejected from the Parliament chambers for protesting over