List of presidents of the Maldives explained

The President of the Maldives is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of the Maldives.[1] The president is directly elected by the citizens of the country through a popular vote for a five–year term.[2] He is the commander-in-chief of the Maldives National Defence Force and leads the cabinet of the country.[3] [4] The First republic of the Maldives was declared on 1 January 1953, after eight–months, the republic was abolished on 21 August 1953, when people of Fura Malé beaten nearly to death.[5] Later when he died of the injury's, then Vice president of the Maldives, Ibrahim Muhammad Didi succeeded him as acting president.[5] Since the declaration of the second republic in 1968, there have been seven presidents.[6]

Since 1968, two presidents Ibrahim Nasir and Mohamed Nasheed have resigned from post. When president Nasir resigned in 1978, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was elected as president on 28 July 1978. In 2012, president Mohamed Nasheed resigned as president following a crisis, which led him to resign.[7] Presidents, Mohamed Amin Didi and Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik served the shortest, Amin from 1 January 1953 to 21 August 1953 and Waheed following the resignation of Nasheed on 7 February 2012 until the inauguration of Abdulla Yameen on 17 November 2013. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom served as president for thirty years, spanning from 1978 to 2008, making him one of the longest serving president in Asia.[8]

The incumbent president is Mohamed Muizzu, who assumed office on 17 November 2023. He was preceded by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih who served as president from 2018 to 2023.[9]

Presidents

PortraitName
PartyTerm in officeVice PresidentElection
class=unsortable Took officeclass=unsortable Left office
scope=row 1Mohamed Amin

[10] 		Muthagaddim1 January 195321 August 1953Ibrahim Muhammad Didi
1952
scope=row 2Ibrahim Nasir

[11] 		Independent11 November 196811 November 1978Vacant
1968
1973
scope=row 3Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

[12] 		Independent
Dhivehi Rayyithuge		11 November 197811 November 2008Vacantclass=nowrap 1978
1983
1988
1993
1998
2003
scope=row 4Mohamed Nasheed

[13] 		Democratic11 November 20087 February 2012Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik2008
scope=row 5Mohamed Waheed

[14] 		Itthihaad7 February 201217 November 2013Vacant until 25 April 2012
Mohamed Waheeduddeen		–
scope=row 6Abdulla Yameen

[15] 		Progressive17 November 201317 November 2018Mohamed Jameel
Ahmed Adeeb
Vacant
Abdulla Jihad		2013
scope=row 7Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

[16] 		Democratic17 November 201817 November 2023Faisal Naseem2018
scope=row 8Mohamed Muizzu

[17] 		Congress17 November 2023IncumbentHussain Mohamed Latheef2023

Timeline

See also: List of Maldivian presidents by age.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of the Maldives: Branches, History, The President . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326095904/https://factsanddetails.com/south-asia/Maldives/Government_Justice_Maldives/entry-8047.html . 26 March 2024 . 1 February 2022 . Facts and Details.
  2. News: The battle of the systems: Parliamentary vs Presidential . 6 January 2022 . Maldives Financial Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923095534/https://mfr.mv/governance/the-battle-of-the-systems-parliamentary-vs-presidential . 23 September 2023 . The presidential system is a form of government in which the president is the chief executive and is elected directly by the people. In this system all three branches – the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary are constitutionally independent of each other, and no branch can dismiss or dissolve another. The President is responsible for enforcing laws, the legislature for making them, and the courts for judging..
  3. News: President launches the MNDF Air Corps and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into service . 15 March 2024 . The President's Office.
  4. Web site: The Cabinet . . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421075246/https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Cabinet/16 . 21 April 2019 . 17 November 2023 . live.
  5. Web site: Hakeem - Yesterday Chapter 8 - Truth is Bitter - Ibrahim Didi did not give Ameen Didi to the mob . Maldivesculture.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217160130/http://www.maldivesculture.com/index2.php?do_pdf=1&id=139&option=com_content . 17 February 2011 . en . 1997.
  6. Web site: Former Presidents . The President's Office.
  7. News: Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest . 7 February 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141115124019/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16922570 . 15 November 2014 . live.
  8. News: 9 January 2008 . Boy scout saves Gayoom from assassination . 9 January 2009 . . Officials said a 20-year-old unemployed man tried to plunge a knife into Gayoom's stomach, but that Asia's longest serving president was unhurt thanks to a boy scout who wrestled with the attacker before he was detained. "The president was greeting people when a young boy pulled out a knife and tried to stab him in the stomach," Information Minister Mohamed Nasheed said by telephone from the island capital of Male. . Agence France-Presse.
  9. News: Dr. Mohamed Muizzu sworn in as President of the Maldives . 17 November 2023 . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202154144/https://foreign.gov.mv/index.php/en/media-center/news/dr-mohamed-muizzu-sworn-in-as-president-of-the-maldives . 2 December 2023.
  10. Web site: President Al Ameer Mohamed Amin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110184802/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/FormerPresident/7 . 10 November 2023 . 20 September 2020 . The President's Office.
  11. Web site: President Al Ameer Ibrahim Nasir . 9 May 2024 . The President's Office.
  12. Web site: President Uz. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918095815/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/FormerPresident/5 . 18 September 2020 . 18 September 2020 . The President's Office.
  13. Web site: President Mohamed Nasheed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918104157/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/FormerPresident/4 . 18 September 2020 . 18 September 2020 . The President's Office.
  14. Web site: President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930074041/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/FormerPresident/3 . 30 September 2020 . 18 September 2020 . The President's Office.
  15. Web site: President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom . 9 May 2024 . The President's Office.
  16. Web site: President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227153254/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/FormerPresident/12 . 27 February 2024 . 17 November 2018 . The President's Office.
  17. Web site: President Dr Mohamed Muizzu . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306065248/https://presidency.gov.mv/PO/President/156 . 6 March 2024 . 17 November 2023 . . live.

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