{"id":10050,"date":"2024-08-05T19:59:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10050"},"modified":"2024-08-05T19:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:59:19","slug":"president-appoints-new-ceo-of-lga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10050","title":{"rendered":"President appoints new CEO of LGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has appointed Mohamed Nimal as the new Chief Executive Officer of Local Government Authority (LGA).<\/p>\n<p>Nimal was appointed formally for his new role on Monday morning during a special ceremony held at the President&#8217;s Office. The appointment was made under the authority granted to President Muizzu by Article 61(b) of the Decentralization Act (Act No. 7\/2010).<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Nimal previously served as the President of Male&#8217; Atoll Council. He also served as the Minister Counsellor at the Maldives High Commission in Sri Lanka. 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