Board Members for MMA Have Been Elected!

The election which is held every 2 years for the board members of the Maldivian Medical Association (MMA), took place this year on Thursday.

The voting was held both online and physically, ballot boxes being placed in ADK Hospital, Hulhumale’ Hospital, Tree Top Hospital, and Faculty of Health. It took place from 12 pm to 4 pm.

The board members elected are as follow;

President: Dr. Aminath Zeyba Ahmed, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Vice President: Dr. Asadh Mohamed Saeed, Consultant in Anesiology
Executive Secretary: Dr. Ahmed Rasheed, Consultant in Neurology
Deputy Secretary: Dr. Mariyam Nayaasheen, Medical Officer
Treasurer: Dr. Mohamed Mauroof Hassan, Medical Officer
Academic Secretary: Dr. Humaid Ali, Medical Officer
Scientific Secretary: Dr. Ali Zaadhee, Medical Officer
Health Promotion Coordinator: Dr. Raishan Latheef, Medical Officer

With a total of 225 individuals having voted in the election, their choices of the board will be elected for the term 2022-2024.

“I want to note that voting had turned out very smoothly. We received a lot of support from the institutions the ballot boxes were kept at,” the member had said.

The idea of forming the association gathered pace and after several consultations, the 16th of October 2005 saw the birth of the Maldivian Medical Association. The association was registered under the founding members; Dr. Hamid Rasheed, Dr. Mohamed Solih, Dr. Ibrahim Yasir Ahmed, and Dr. Aseel Jaleel.