US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2105

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 - Exchanges, Maldives 
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 
 
50054 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MR. ABDULLA JIHAD, DIRECTOR AND HEAD, 
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND REVENUE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB 
VERSION: 3.0.0 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
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 
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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 
END BIO: 
END NOMINATION: 
 
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NOMINATIONS. 
WILLS