Opposition MDP's Azim wins mayoral election

Jan 13, 2024, 2:36 PM

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate Adam Azim has won the mayoral election held today.

According to the results of 40 ballot boxes counted so far, Azim received 45 percent of the vote while government candidate Azima Shukoor received 29 percent of the vote.

A total of 55 ballot boxes were kept for the Male' city council by-election.

The MDP candidate won the mayoral seat after the party suffered a huge defeat in last year's presidential election.

Adam Azim was the CEO of the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) in the last government.

Azim started his career as an internal auditor at Coopers & Lybrand. In addition to his own business, Azim held various government positions.

He held the positions of Manager-Accounts, Deputy Finance Manager (Head of Finance) and Deputy CEO of Island Beverages Maldives Pvt.

Before his appointment as CEO of MTCC, Azim served as Managing Director of Maldives Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) from December, 2018 to January, 2020 and as Managing Director of State Trading Organization (STO) from November, 2013 to February, 2015.

Elections Commission Male' City Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)Male City Council

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