Mohamed Asim appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Maldives
        
	  
	
    Q.  Who has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Maldives?- Published on 14 Jul 16a. Mohamed Asim
b. Dunya Maumoon
c. Khaleda Zia
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Mohamed Asim
 
He succeeds Dunya Maumoon who quit following her opposition to the death penatly that the government was planning to implement.
- Mohamed Asim was earlier the High Commissioner to Bangladesh
- He holds a PhD in political science and international relations from Australian National University, Canberra.
- Maumoon became the foreign Minister following which  there were reports of power struggle between the President and Dunya’s father and former president Mammon Abdul Gayoom.