Mohamed Simau, Senior Deputy Editor of One Online, has been elected Vice President of the Maldives Media Council (MMC).

Simau’s election follows the resignation of the previous Vice President, Hussain Shareef, on Monday. Moosa Rasheed had filed his nomination for the position, but Simau secured the role with a majority vote of 10 members in a secret ballot held during the 46th meeting of the council’s seventh session this year.

The MMC consists of 15 members, including eight from the media and seven from the general public. Following Shareef’s resignation, the council now has 15 members.