President Mohamed Nasheed has today appointed Mr Thalhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu as the Minister of Defence and National Security.
Speaking after the presentation of the Letter of Appointment to Mr Thalhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu, the President said Mr Kaleyfaanu was the most appropriate and qualified person for the post of the Minister of Defence and National Security.
Prior to the presentation of the Letter of Appointment, Mr Thalhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu took the oath of office of the members of the Cabinet before the Supreme Court Judge Abdulla Areef.
Mr Thalhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu joined the National Security Service in 1989. He served in the ranks of Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer Grade 1, Lieutenant, and First Lieutenant at the National Security Service and later as a First Lieutenant at the Maldives National Defence Force.
He was in the rank of First Lieutenant at the Maldives National Defence Force when he left the service in 2006.
