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| Mohamed Ashmalee | |
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| މުހައްމަދު އަޝްމަލީ | |
| File:Mohamed Ashmalee.jpg | |
| Former Minister for State for Finance and Treasury | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Party of Maldives |
| Alma mater | Bedfordshire, U.K. |
| Website | ashmalee |
Mohamed Ashmalee ( Maldivian: މުހައްމަދު އަޝްމަލީ ) is a Maldivian politician who is a former Minister for State for Finance and Treasury & former Chairman of DHIRAAGU. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Deputy Minister for Finance and Treasury. He was arrested in July 2021 in Colombo for a "child sex" trafficking case where he was a main offender.
Early career and family life
Born to Maldivian parents, Mohamed Ashmalee was raised in Male' City. He has one elder brother.
Before pursuing a career in politics, Mohamed Ashmalee held posts from Operations Manager to Managing Director in various public and private sector companies in various fields such as Construction, Tourism, Management, Finance, Information Technology and Medical Management.
Qualifications and Experience
Mohamed Ashmalee is pursuing his Doctorate Programme in Business Administration and has successfully completed his master's degree in Business Administration specializing in Digital Marketing from Bedfordshire University, U.K. He did his bachelor's degree from Warnborough College in Canterbury, England. Furthermore, he has strong bridging qualifications in the fields of Accounting, Marketing, Financing and Computing.
Mohamed Ashmalee has served as the former State Minister for Finance & Treasury. He has also been the Chairman of DHIRAAGU and national tender board. In addition he headed the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) under the same ministry. He is also a member of Association of Business Executives U.K. (MABE).
He has a multitude of tasks include supervising the policy and daily operations of Department of National Registration (DNR), National Archives of the Maldives (NAM), National Centre for Information Technology (NCIT) and National Statistics Division (NDS) all of which are under the management of National Bureau of Statistics.
Mohamed Ashmalee has over a decade of experience serving in multifarious operational and managerial capacities, both in public and private sector. In 1994, he began his public service at the Maldives Monetary Authority. After a year, he switched to the private sector until 2013 when he resumed his public service as the Deputy Minister of Transport & Communications. Moreover, he was tasked to superintend the National Centre for Information Technology. In the year 2014, a re-structuring of the government took place which got him appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance & Treasury. He was also the former Chairman of the National Tender Board.
Political career
Mohamed Ashmalee is the former Minister of State for Finance & Treasury as well as the Executive Head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) under the same ministry.
He has tasks including supervising the policy and daily operations of Department of National Registration (DNR), National Archives of the Maldives (NAM), National Centre for Information Technology (NCIT) and National Statistics Division (NDS) all of which are under the management of National Bureau of Statistics.
Mohamed Ashmalee is also the Chairperson and Independent/Non-Executive of Dhiraagu Plc, the largest telecommunications operator in the Maldives.
Sex scandal and arrest in Colombo
On mid-July 2021, Ashmalee was arrested as he and 4 others were positively identified by a victim of child sex abuse. An additional 41 suspects were arrested by authorities over the Mount Lavinia Child Sex Scandal in early July 2021. During the investigation, it was found that there were more sex trafficking pages advertising minors in the same way.
References
- ^ "Ministry of Finance and Treasury". www.finance.gov.mv.
- "The President's Office - President appoints Minister of State for Finance and Treasury". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "vnews - Ashmalee appointed as Finance Ministry Deputy". Vnews.mv. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "The President's Office - President appoints Deputy Minister at Ministry of Transport and Communication". www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "Home". ncit.gov.mv.
- "National Bureau of Statistics". www.planning.gov.mv.
- "Department of National Registration". dnr.gov.mv.
- "Notification to Change in Dhiraagu Board of Directors". www.dhiraagu.com.mv. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "15-yo sex trafficking victim identifies Maldives ex-state minister as a perpetrator".