President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has temporarily handed over the charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare to the Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon.
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare, Dr Aishath Rameela, has been abroad on leave since November 23, 2023.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare is entrusted to the Minister of Defence until the Minister's return.
Minister Rameela had last week announced her cancer diagnosis via a post on Facebook.
In the post, the Minister said that she was traveling abroad for her cancer treatment. She said that she would be getting Hyperthermic (or Heated) Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) as well as radiation therapy as part of her treatment.
She did not reveal where she would be seeking the treatment and the nature of the cancer she was fighting.
But HIPEC is a surgical procedure that's giving new hope to patients with abdominal cancers.
Minister Rameela was appointed as the Minister of the newly formed Ministry on the 17th of this month. Many on social media are wishing her well in her fight against Cancer.
