(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Maldives Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mohamed ‘Mundhu’ Hussain Shareef has resigned from his post.
Shareef was to hand-over his resignation on Sunday (11). He had refrained from revealing why he had chosen to resign, Raajje TV reported.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen had on 06 September 2017, appointed Shareef as the Ambassador, with him having presented his credentials to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on 23 October 2017.
He was nominated by the outgoing President after the State dismissed his predecessor Zahiya Zareer in August 2017.
Shareef held Government posts such as Minister of Youth and Sports as well as Minister of the President’s Office during Yameen’s tenure, he also formerly served as of Ambassador to Japan since August 2016.
