President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has appointed Mohamed Zahid as President and Abdul Rahman Salah Rasheed as Vice President of the Elections Commission (EC).

This appointment was made pursuant to Section 7 of Act No. 8/2008 (Elections Commission Act).

Both individuals were appointed as members of the Elections Commission on January 26 this year.

In yesterday's session of the People's Majlis, approval for those two individuals was passed with 68 members voting in favor out of the 81 members present at the session.