President nominates Dhiyana, Mahaz to Supreme Court

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has nominated former attorney general Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed and Drug Court judge Mahaz Ali Zahir for the vacant seat at Supreme Court.

The President has announced he submitted his nominations to the Parliament this Thursday.

ޤާނޫނު އަސާސީ އާއި ފަނޑިޔާރުންގެ ޤާނޫނުގެ ދަށުން، ސުޕްރީމް ކޯޓުގެ ފަނޑިޔާރުކަމަށް އައްޔަންކުރައްވާނެ ބޭފުޅެއް ކަނޑައެޅުމަށް ގދ.މަޑަވެލި، މޭނާ އޛ. މަޙާޒު ޢަލީ ޒާހިރު އާއި ސ.ހުޅުދޫ، ގޯރަންވިލާ އޛ. ފާޠިމަތު ދިޔާނާ ސައީދުގެ ނަން ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހަށް އަޅުގަނޑު މިއަދު ފޮނުވައިފިން.

— Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (@ibusolih) October 17, 2019

The current vacancy at the Supreme Court was left in the wake of the impeachment of former justice Abdulla Didi for ethical misconduct on August 28.

Dhiyana and Mahaz had both been highly recommended for the vacancy by Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which had interviewed the candidates. JSC also recommended three more candidates; current High Court judges Mohamed Niyaz, Ali Sameer and Shuaib Hassan Zakariyya.

The JSC presented the President with its recommendations in mid-September.

The Parliament will consider all five candidates when it makes it decision.