The Muizzu administration appointed Nazleen Najeeb as an additional Deputy Health Minister, drawing criticism amid calls for fiscal austerity and a shortage of foreign currency. Opposition figures allege around 4,500 political appointees despite President Muizzu's pledge to keep the number below 700.
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Ibrahim Ameer, Finance Minister during the MDP-led Ibrahim Mohamed Solih administration, alleges that the Muizzu administration currently employs around 4,500 political appointees.
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While President Muizzu pledged to keep the number of political appointees below 700, the opposition claims this number is in the thousands.
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