The Parliament of Maldives has appointed Parliamentarian Hisaan Hussain to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
Hisaan Hussain was appointed to the JSC as the representative of the parliament with 81 out of the 87 parliamentarians voting in favour. She was the sole nomination put forward for the position.
Over the past 7 years Hisaan was seen actively representing high-level political figures in the courts of law, including former President Mohamed Nasheed, former Speaker of Parliament Qasim Ibrahim and former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed.
Meanwhile, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih appoints new Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed to Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The appointment was made under Article 158(h) of the Constitution of Maldives and Article 3(1) of the Judicial Service Act.