Shaan to be appointed ambassador to six more European countries

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has asked the Parliament for approval to appoint the Maldivian ambassador to Germany, Aishath Shaan Shakir, as non-residential ambassador to six additional European countries.

The letter, asking for approval to appoint Shaan as non-residential ambassador to Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ukraine, and Russia was read out at the parliamentary sitting Thursday.

The request has been sent to the Foreign Relations Committee for review.

Prior to her appointment as the ambassador to Germany in May, Shaan had served as Foreign Ministry’s chief of protocol.

She has also worked as the high commissioner to Bangladesh, deputy high commissioner to Malaysia, deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and other top posts within the foreign service.