The new Maldivian administration has appointed 122 deputy ministers and 79 state ministers so far, as it continues to make more appointments.
Mohamed Shaheeb, the chief spokesperson at the President’s Office, told Sun on Wednesday that it is possible that the news of the new appointments isn’t published on the President’s Office website.
But photos of the appointees will be updated on the website, he said.
According to the information published on the President’s Office website:
Total deputy ministers: 122
- 144 deputy ministers at 21 government ministries
- Eight deputy ministers at the President’s Office
Salary of a deputy minister: MVR 35,000
The highest number of deputy ministers are at the Home Ministry.
DEPUTY MINISTERS PER MINISTRY
- Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology: 13
- Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: 8
- Ministry of Cities, Local Government and Public Works: 8
- Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation: 8
- Ministry of Islamic Affairs: 8
- Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts: 7
- Ministry of Tourism: 7
- Ministry of Social and Family Development: 6
- Ministry of Education: 6
- Ministry of Finance: 5
- Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources: 5
- Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure: 4
- Ministry of Higher Education, Labor and Skills Development: 4
- Ministry of Economic Development and Trade: 4
- Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy: 4
- Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare: 3
- Ministry of Dhivehi Language, Culture and Heritage: 3
- Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development: 3
- Ministry of Health: 3
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 3
- Ministry of Defense: 2
Total state ministers: 79
- 67 state ministers at 21 government ministries
- Seven state ministers at the President’s Office
- Five additional appointments at state minister-level
Salary of a state minister: MVR 45,000
The highest number of state ministers are at the Local Government Ministry.
STATE MINISTERS PER MINISTRY
- Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology: 3
- Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: 1
- Ministry of Cities, Local Government and Public Works: 7
- Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation: 3
- Ministry of Islamic Affairs: 2
- Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts: 2
- Ministry of Tourism: 1
- Ministry of Social and Family Development: 6
- Ministry of Education: 4
- Ministry of Finance: 3
- Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources: 2
- Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure: 5
- Ministry of Higher Education, Labor and Skills Development: 4
- Ministry of Economic Development and Trade: 2
- Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy: 4
- Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare: 1
- Ministry of Dhivehi Language, Culture and Heritage: 3
- Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development: 4
- Ministry of Health: 5
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 4
- Ministry of Defense: 1
As the new administration continues to make appointments, a parliamentary committee recently decided to raise the salaries of the president, vice president and cabinet ministers.
During his presidential campaign, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu had pledged to limit political appointments to 700.
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