Three appointments have been made to the post of Ambassador-at-Large.
The new appointees are Adam Shareef Umar, Thoriq Ibrahim, and Fathmath Dhiyana Saeed, two of whom are former Cabinet Ministers who recently resigned at the request of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu.
The President has clarified that the appointments were made to fill existing vacancies in ambassadorial and high commissioner posts, rather than newly created positions, following recent government changes.
While they are expected to be assigned to foreign missions, the new appointees must go through formal diplomatic procedures and approvals prior to taking up their roles abroad. This includes approval from host countries and parliamentary approval.
During the recent cabinet reshuffle, the President reduced the size of the cabinet from 20 to 15 ministers. While five new ministers were appointed, two of them had been serving as ambassadors prior to their appointment.