Maldives National Association of Construction Industry (MNACI) has elected Mohamed Ali Janah as the president of the association.  He was elected at the associations 17^th annual general assembly held on the evening of the 19^th of March at Hotel Jen, with the unanimous votes of all 80 members present at the function. This will be Janahs eighth term as president.

Speaking at the ceremony after his election, Janah, who always played a vital role in establishing MNACI, mentioned that there will be new efforts during the term to further strengthen the association. The association will be giving special attention and detail to reforming the construction industry so as to not have any more construction-related incidents due to lack of attention towards safety.

"I intend to make it mandatory for all association members to complete a basic safety course, if not, their membership will be suspended. I will present this proposal to the board", said Janah.

The newly elected president noted that in the previous term, his predecessors stressed that MNACI aimed to resolve the challenges faced by small and medium enterprises.

"What we need are innovative ideas. I will try to build the relationship between construction companies despite the competitiveness that exists between these companies. We have always cooperated with the government to develop the country. Hopefully, MNACI will also remain behind President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the same regard", quoted Janah.

During the assembly, the board and executive committee of the association were elected as well. Alau Ali from ALIA Investments and Abdulla Salih from Damas company were elected as vice presidents and former Vice President, Adnan Haleem was elected as the secretary General.

IN addition to this. MNACIs top financial contributors were recognized, and included Janah, Alau, Abdulla Salih and Abdulla Mohamed of Amin of Construction.