{"id":5684,"date":"2023-03-29T07:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2023-03-29T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:34:18","slug":"govt-to-formally-appoint-mss-md-as-the-new-sto-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5684","title":{"rendered":"Govt to formally appoint MSS MD as the new STO head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives government has forwarded the name of the new Managing Director of State Trading Organization (STO) to the Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB).<\/p>\n<p>Government has decided to appoint the current Maldives State Shipping (MSS) Managing Director Abdulla Saeed as the new leading man of the largest state-owned enterprise (SOE) in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Saeed, who is a former Cabinet Secretary at the President&#8217;s Office, is considered for the role following Husen Amr&#8217;s exit as STO MD on Sunday, 26th March.<\/p>\n<p>The MD-hopeful was appointed as the President&#8217;s Office Cabinet Secretary in 2011 during former President Mohamed Nasheed&#8217;s administration. 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