CHAPTER V
THE CABINET OF MINISTERS
Cabinet of Ministers
129.
(a) There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers appointed
by the President, with responsibility for the
duties and functions assigned to them by the
President, this Constitution and the law.
(b) The Cabinet shall consist of the Vice President,
the Ministers given responsibility for the
different Ministries, and the Attorney General.
(c) Except for the Vice President, the President
must receive the approval of the People’s Majlis
for all appointments to the Cabinet.
(d) The President shall submit to the People’s
Majlis, within seven days of making
appointments to the Cabinet the names of the
appointees to the Cabinet for approval of the
People’s Majlis.
Qualifications of
Ministers
130.
(a) A person shall be qualified to be a member of the
Cabinet if he:
1.
is a citizen of the Maldives;
2.
is not a citizen of a foreign country;
3.
is a Muslim and a follower of a Sunni
school of Islam;
4.
has attained the age of twenty-five years;
5.
is of sound mind.
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