The article argues that Minister of Economic Development, Transport, and Trade Mohamed Saeed repeatedly blames inherited state debt instead of delivering results, and that sovereign borrowing obligations legally bind the Maldivian State rather than any individual leader or government. It traces his career across the Yameen and Muizzu administrations and contends that the real burden passed to citizens is Saeed himself.
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Following the subsequent shift in national power on 17 November 2023, he managed to slide effortlessly into President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's cabinet, taking charge of the economic development and trade portfolio.
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Mohamed Saeed originally stepped into high-profile governance during 2013, securing a seat inside President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's executive branch as the head of the economic development ministry.
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he retained political relevance by representing the Maavah voting constituency during the 19th People's Majlis assembly on the ticket of the PPM and PNC coalition. Throughout that opposition interval, he simultaneously carried the post of PNC party vice president.
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