President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Thursday appointed Ahmed Thasmeen Ali as the High Commissioner of the Maldives to the Republic of Singapore. The President presented the High Commissioner with his letter of credence at a ceremony held at the President’s Office on Thursday.
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali completed his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Earlier, he served as the Minister of Atolls Administration, Minister of Home Affairs, a Parliament Member, and the Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Thasmeen was also the leader of the second largest party in the Maldives, the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), for several years. In the 2008 Presidential Election, he was then-President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom's running mate.
