President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has appointed a High Commissioner to India and an Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

The President today appointed Aishath Azeema as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to the Republic of India, and Ahmed Sareer as the Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Azeema served as the Maldives Ambassador to China from 2019 to 2023.

Her appointment as High Commissioner follows the completion of Ibrahim Shaheeb's term in India. Shaheeb, who was appointed High Commissioner in November 2022 during the administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Currently serving as Ambassador-at-Large, Sareer was previously Director of Asian Affairs at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Since 1986, he has held multiple roles within the Maldives’ Foreign Ministry and various diplomatic missions, including Foreign Secretary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Ambassador to the United States and Bangladesh.

Sareer holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, Australia.