Newly-elected President of Maldives Bar Council Maumoon Hameed has assured he will fulfill the responsibilities entrusted by fellow lawyers. He made the remarks in response to a tweet by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
In a tweet, President Solih expressed hope Maldives Bar Council will work to enhance the legal sector of the country, congratulating the newly-elected president, vice president and the Executive Committee of Maldives Bar Council.
In the Maldives Bar Council Election 2019, organised and monitored by Elections Commission of Maldives (ECM), prominent lawyer Maumoon Hameed was elected as the President of Maldives Bar Council after he secured 543 votes. The other candidate who competed for the top position, Husnu Al Suood, who is the President of the Presidential Commission on the Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances managed to win 401 votes.