Minister of Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom has resigned from Jumhooree Party (JP).
Minister Mausoom announced his resigned from JP on July 7 and disclosed the decision to the public. In a tweet, Mausoom thanked the Leader of JP Qasim Ibrahim and other senior officials for their support during his tenure with the party.
Mausoom has been noticeably absent from the party's activities for a considerable period even after Qasim declared his intention to run in the presidential election. Instead, he voiced his support for the presidential candidate of the main ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for the upcoming presidential election. He also had past involvement with the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP).