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SOE committee to review PCB candidates

Parliament committee on State Owned Enterprises (SOE) will be reviewing the names of seven individuals nominated by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for the Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB) membership.

President Solih on Wednesday sent the seven names for Parliament approval. The president's letter was read aloud to the parliament floor on Thursday, after which the Speaker of Parliament forwarded the names to the SOE Committee for review.

The following names were proposed by the President:

1- Hassan Waheed
2- Asim Mohamed
3- Aishath Shazly
4- Rushaha Ahmed Shareef
5- Ali Shafeeu
6- Ali Shujau
7- Ahmed Shareef Yoosuf

PCB was established under the ‘Law of Privatisation, corporatisation, monitoring and Evaluation of Government businesses’in 2013, and is made up of seven members. The Vice President of the board will also be nominated by President Solih and sent for Parliament approval.