President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Mohamed Aslam as the Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
The minister took his oath of office with Supreme Court Justice Dr. Azmiralda Zahir, presiding over a special ceremony held at the President's Office. During the ceremony, President Solih presented the minister with his letter of appointment.
Mohamed Aslam was already a serving member of the cabinet, holding the portfolio of the Minister of National Planning and Infrastructure, prior to the recent reorganisation of the government on June 11. Under the new changes, which were made upon the president's instructions, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is dissolved and its responsibilities shifted to the planning ministry, henceforth to be formally referred to as the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.