President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has formed an advisory council made up of recipients of the state’s highest honours, to counsel him on matters of national importance.
The council, officially named the Advisory Council of State Honour Recipients, was established today and will be chaired by the President himself.
According to the President’s Office, the council was formed to advise the President on running the affairs of the state effectively, improving the work of the government, and other national matters on which his consultation is needed.
President Muizzu first announced plans for the council on 26 July, in his address at the official Independence Day ceremony. He said then that it would bring together recipients of the state’s highest honours and other distinguished individuals.
The 12 members of the council are:
- Abdulla Kamaludeen, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Abbas Ibrahim, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Abdul Rasheed Hussain, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Aneesa Ahmed, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Major General (Retired) Moosa Ali Jaleel, Grand Order of Military Honour
- Dr Mohamed Latheef, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Ustaz Ibrahim Rasheed Moosa, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin
- Ibrahim Ismail Ali, Order of the Dignified Rule of the Muleege Dynasty
- Ahmed Naseem, Order of the Dignified Rule of the Muleege Dynasty
- Badhuru Naseer, Order of the Dignified Rule of the Dhiyamigili Dynasty
- Adam Abdul Rahman, Order of the Dignified Rule of the Dhiyamigili Dynasty
- Ustaz Ahmed Shakir, Order of the Dignified Rule of the Dhiyamigili Dynasty
The council brings together figures with decades of experience in government, defence, education, religious scholarship and public service.
