President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has forwarded his nominations for the vacant post in the Board of Directors of Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) for Parliamentary consideration on Sunday.
The President's Office did not disclose the names of the nominated individuals.
President Solih recently ratified the Second Amendment to the Tax Administration Act. The amendment, signed into law on 12 September 2019, reconstituted the composition of the governing board of MIRA—the President appoints five of the seven-member board, including the Commissioner General of Taxation and Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation.
The President earlier nominated two names for the position of Commissioner General of Taxation. They are former Director General of MIRA Fathuhulla Jameel and Customs's Assistant Commissioner Ismail Nashid.
The president also forwarded six names for the post of Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation. They are Mohamed Siraj Muneer, Asma Shafeeu, Ahmed Shareef, Ismail Sajid, Ahmed Wafir and Hamdhy Ageel.
All nominations have now been opened for public opinion by the Parliament.
Under the new amendments, the board of MIRA must be reconstituted to include Commissioner General of Taxation and Deputy Commissioner Funeral of Taxation within 30 days after the amendments are ratified. While the deadline passed last Saturday, MIRA currently remains in a legal limbo.
The position of Commissioner General of Taxation was most recently filled by Yazeed Mohamed while Hassan Zareer was the Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation. However, both individuals lost their positions due to the recently ratified amendments.
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority -- Photo: MIRA
