Gaumee Itthihaad Explained

Country:the Maldives
Gaumee Itthihaad
Native Name:ޤައުމީ އިއްތިހާދު
Leader:Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Secretary General:Topy - Ahmed Thaufeeq
Foundation:August 2008
Dissolved:2013
Merged:Progressive Party of Maldives
Ideology:Social democracy
Environmentalism
Position:Centre-left
Colours:Green, white
Native Name Lang:div
Headquarters:1st Floor
Ma. Eureka
Raiydhibay Hingun
Male', Maldives

Gaumee Itthihaad (English: National Unity Party, GIP) was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik, former President of Maldives, and the first Vice President of Maldives. The party was a generally pragmatic, and was part of the coalition including the former ruling party for the Republic of Maldives. Under the coalition agreement with the Maldivian Democratic Party, the GIP were awarded three seats in the cabinet; the Fisheries Ministry, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade,[1] although these positions were revoked by the then-President in contravention of the coalition agreement.[2]

The party was dissolved in 2013.[3]

After the dissolution, the leaders of the party, Dr. Waheed, Ahmed Thaufeeq, Abdulla Nazeer, Masood Imad, Hussain Shihab, Dr. Mohamed Ali, and Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim, Adnaan Ali and Jaufar Easa Adam signed for the Progressive Party of Maldives.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GIP – National Unity Party of the Maldives (Gaumee Itthihaad Party). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921223233/http://gip.org.mv/. 2012-09-21. 2011-09-05.
  2. Web site: Gaumee Itthihaad. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924035812/http://gaumeeitthihaad.org:80/. 2012-09-24. 2008-11-19.
  3. News: Naif . Ahmed . 12 March 2013 . President Waheed's GIP among 11 political parties dissolved . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316103650/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/47913 . 16 March 2013.
  4. News: Mohamed . Mariyath . 25 December 2013 . Former President Waheed dissolves GIP, joins PPM . Minivan News -- Archive . 28 November 2023.