FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINATION FOR

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 002105

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-ISABELLE ZSOLDOS/AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI,
ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO OEXC
SUBJECT: FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINATION FOR
MRP ON "U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM": MAY 1-22, 2003
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2003-0024

REF: (A) COLOMBO 01899, (B) STATE 127901, (C) STATE

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1. POST NOMINATES MR. ABDULLA JIHAD, DIRECTOR AND HEAD,
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND REVENUE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN
SUBJECT PROJECT.


2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
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POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov
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TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929
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START NOMINATION:
USIA-OFFICE: E/VGN
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 76
USIA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2003-0024
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Financial System - May 1-22, 2003
(MALDIVES)
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:

END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2003
DEPART-POST: 04/28/2003
SESSION-DATE: 05/01/2003
RETURN-POST: 05/27/2003
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 3
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
This nomination supports Mission Goals on Economic
Development.
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:

END MEMO POST-RCMD:
USIA-OFFICE-ID: 1039
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: U
SUBJ-DISC: Financial Markets
START BIO:
PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Abdulla
M-NAME:
L-NAME: JIHAD
SUFFIX:
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Department of Inland Revenue
M-ADDR2: Finance Building
M-ADDR3: Ameenu Magu
M-CITY: Male
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: MALDIVES
M-ZONE:
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE:
M-FAX:
M-EMAIL:
M-CNTRY-ID: MV
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 01/03/1963
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Male
BIRTH-CNTRY: MALDIVES
CITIZ-CNTRY: MALDIVES
RES-CNTRY: MALDIVES
START MEMO POSITION:
Director and Head, Department of Inland Revenue, 2000-
to date
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:

END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
1996-2000 - Deputy Director, Department of Inland
Revenue
1994-96 - Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance and
Treasury
1991-94 - Assistant Director, Ministry of Finance and
Treasury
1985-86 - Government Budget Secretary, Ministry of
Finance

END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:

END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
BA in Economics and Management, University of the South
Pacific, Fiji Island, 1989
MA in Economics, University of Waikato, New Zealand,
1996
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:

END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: unknown
ENGL-READ: 4
ENGL-SPEAK: 4
ENGL-COMP: 4
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
This nomination supports Mission Goals on Economic
Development.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:

END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:

END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Stephen Holgate
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Mr. Jihad is a bright young economist who is in charge
of a very important government position. His duties
include tax policy formulation, revenue forecasting,
and tax administration. Although he has traveled much
on tax related programs his visits have been mainly in
Asia and the South Pacific area. An opportunity to
visit the US and participate in a MRP on U.S. Financial
System would provide him with new ideas and an
understanding of the U.S. scene.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs Section
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: Yes
HOME-HOSP?: Yes
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 108
PERSON-ID: 111
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: MV
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: MV
RES-CNTRY-ID: MV
FIRST-LANG-ID:
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 2929
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
NOM-STATUS: N
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END NOMINATION:


3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NOMINATIONS.
WILLS