General Purpose Committee

General Purpose Committee 16th meeting of the year 2026

12 Oct 2026 Number M20/M/AM/2026/16

Summary

Today's meeting was held to review the issues submitted to the committee regarding debate time allocation for the Threshold-2 Petitions submitted to the Majlis; "Petition requesting a solution, in consultation with relevant authorities, to exempt students who enrolled prior to the 2nd Amendment to the Qualifying Law Degree Programmes Regulation" and "Petition calling to discontinue the expensive health insurance scheme entitled to Members of the Parliament that is not available to the general public".


After examining these issues, Holhudhoo Constituency Member Abdul Sattar Mohamed proposed that to debate in Parliament the "Petition requesting a solution, in consultation with relevant authorities, to exempt students who enrolled prior to the 2nd Amendment to the Qualifying Law Degree Programmes Regulation" which has received the threshold 2 (two) signatures mentioned in Article 257-6 (c) of the Standing Order of the Parliament, as per Article 257-13 (b), the total time of debate on the said petition shall be 1 (one) hour, and during that 1 (one) hour time shall be distributed among the Parliament Members in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 110 (b) of the Standing Order of the Peoples Majlis. The motion was supported by Thimarafushi Constituency Member Ahmed Riyaz. The motion was passed unanimously by the members present and voting at the committee meeting.


Following this, Kanditheemu Constituency Member, Ameen Faisal proposed that to debate in Parliament the "Petition calling to discontinue the expensive health insurance scheme entitled to Members of the Parliament that is not available to the general public" which has received the threshold 2 (two) signatures mentioned in Article 257-6 (c) of the Standing Order of the Peoples Majlis, as per Article 257-13 (b), the total time of debate on the said petition shall be 2 (two) hour and during that 2 (two) hour time shall be distributed among the Parliament Members in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 110 (b) of the Standing Order of Peoples Majlis. The motion was supported by South Henveyru Constituency Member Hussain Imran Latheef. The motion was passed unanimously by the members present and voting at the committee meeting.


Attendance

Hussain Imran Latheef

South Henveyru

Present

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Present

Abdul Latheef Abdul Rahman

Alifushi

Present

Mohamed Ali

Dhuvaafaru

Present

Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru

Thulhaadhoo

Present

Hussain Riza Adam

Maafushi

Simultaneous Committee

Ibrahim Didi

South Feydhoo

Simultaneous Committee

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Present

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Present

Ismail Shafeeu

Isdhoo

Sick Leave

Ameen Faisal

Kanditheemu

Present

Votes

Vote Details

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Chairperson

Hussain Imran Latheef

South Henveyru

Yes

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Proposed By
Yes

Abdul Latheef Abdul Rahman

Alifushi

Yes

Mohamed Ali

Dhuvaafaru

Yes

Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru

Thulhaadhoo

Yes

Hussain Riza Adam

Maafushi

Absent

Ibrahim Didi

South Feydhoo

Absent

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Seconded By
Yes

Ismail Shafeeu

Isdhoo

Absent

Ameen Faisal

Kanditheemu

Yes
Total
11
Yes
7
Voted
7
Present
8
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
7
Abstain
0
Vote Required
4
Total
11
Present
8
Eligible
7
Yes
7
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
7
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
4

Vote Details

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Chairperson

Hussain Imran Latheef

South Henveyru

Seconded By
Yes

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Yes

Abdul Latheef Abdul Rahman

Alifushi

Yes

Mohamed Ali

Dhuvaafaru

Yes

Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru

Thulhaadhoo

Absent

Hussain Riza Adam

Maafushi

Absent

Ibrahim Didi

South Feydhoo

Absent

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Ismail Shafeeu

Isdhoo

Absent

Ameen Faisal

Kanditheemu

Proposed By
Yes
Total
11
Yes
6
Voted
6
Present
7
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
6
Abstain
0
Vote Required
4
Total
11
Present
7
Eligible
6
Yes
6
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
6
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
4

Works

08 Oct 2026

Debate time allocation for "Petition requesting a solution to exempt students who enrolled prior to the Amendment to the Qualifying Law Degree Programmes Regulation".

Completed

08 Oct 2026

Debate time allocation for "Petition calling to discontinue the expensive health insurance scheme entitled to Members of the Parliament that is not available to the general public".

Completed

Attendance Summary

  • Present
    08
  • Absent
    00
  • Simultaneous Committee
    02
  • Sick Leave
    01
  • Leave
    00
  • Official
    00
  • Attendance Not Required
    00

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