MP Abdul Ghafoor Moosa Elected Chair of Security Services Committee
Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, MP for Hanimaadhoo, has been elected chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services (241 Committee). Moosa, a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), the majority party, succeeds Mohamed Aslam, who became Speaker of Parliament. The election took place during a committee meeting; Moosa was proposed by Ismail Ahmed (MP for Dhuvaafaru) and seconded by Ahmed Saleem (MP for Hoarafushi, Deputy Speaker), and backed unanimously. The 241 Committee, named after Article 241 of the Constitution, oversees the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the Ministry of Defence, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It also reviews related bills and can instruct corrective measures.
Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, MP for Hanimaadhoo, has been elected chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services (241 Committee). Moosa, a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), the majority party, succeeds Mohamed Aslam, who became Speaker of Parliament. The election took place during a committee meeting; Moosa was proposed by Ismail Ahmed (MP for Dhuvaafaru) and seconded by Ahmed Saleem (MP for Hoarafushi, Deputy Speaker), and backed unanimously. The 241 Committee, named after Article 241 of the Constitution, oversees the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the Ministry of Defence, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It also reviews related bills and can instruct corrective measures.
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Abdul Ghafoor Moosa, MP for Hanimaadhoo, has been elected chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services (241 Committee). Moosa, a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), the majority party, succeeds Mohamed Aslam, who became Speaker of Parliament. The election took place during a committee meeting; Moosa was proposed by Ismail Ahmed (MP for Dhuvaafaru) and seconded by Ahmed Saleem (MP for Hoarafushi, Deputy Speaker), and backed unanimously. The 241 Committee, named after Article 241 of the Constitution, oversees the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), the Ministry of Defence, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It also reviews related bills and can instruct corrective measures.
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