List of presidents of the Maldives

This is a list of presidents of the Maldives. The president of the Maldives is head of the state and government of the Maldives.[1]

Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Party Term in office Vice President Election
Took office Left office
1 Mohamed Ameen
(1910–1954)
[2] 		Muthagaddim 1 January 1953 2 September 1953 Ibrahim Mohamed
[3] 		1952
2 Ibrahim Mohamed
(1902–1981)
[3] 		Muthagaddim 2 September 1953 [a] 7 March 1954 Vacant —
3 Ibrahim Nasir
(1926–2008)
[4] 		Independent 11 November 1968 11 November 1978[b] Vacant [c]

[d]

1968

1973

4 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
(b. 1937)
[9] 		Independent
Dhivehi Rayyithuge 		11 November 1978 11 November 2008 Vacant 1983

1988

1993

1998

2003

5 Mohamed Nasheed
(b. 1967)
[10] 		Democratic 11 November 2008 7 February 2012[e] Mohamed Waheed 2008
6 Mohamed Waheed
(b. 1953)
[12] 		Itthihaad 7 February 2012[f] 17 November 2013 Mohamed Waheeduddeen —
7 Abdulla Yameen
(b. 1959)
[14] 		Progressive 17 November 2013 17 November 2018 Mohamed Jameel

Ahmed Adeeb

Abdulla Jihad

2013
8 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
(b. 1962)
[15] 		Democratic 17 November 2018 17 November 2023 Faisal Naseem 2018
9 Mohamed Muizzu
(b. 1978)
[16] 		Congress 17 November 2023 Incumbent Hussain Mohamed Latheef 2023

Timeline

  Living presidents
  Dead presidents
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1944
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1949
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1954
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1959
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1964
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1969
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1974
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1979
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1984
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1989
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1994
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1999
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2004
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2009
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2014
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2019
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2024
Presidency timeline of the Maldivian presidents between 1953 and 2024

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Acting president
  2. ^ Resigned from office
  3. ^ Vacant untill 1973
  4. ^ Vice presidents from 1973:
    Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi
    Ahmed Hilmy Didi
    Ibrahim Shihab
    Ali Maniku[5][6][7]
    Hassan Zareer[8]
  5. ^ Resigned from office[11]
  6. ^ Mohamed Waheed succeeded to the presidency upon the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed[13]

References

  1. ^ "Head of Government — The President — and Executive Branch of the Maldives". factsanddetails.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "President Al Ameer Mohamed Amin". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hamdhoon, Mohamed (16 October 2020). "Ibrahim Didi: Power, Revolution and Exile!" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "President Al Ameer Ibrahim Nasir". The President's Office.
  5. ^ CIACRS. "Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments" (PDF). www.cia.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "State Dignitary Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi passes away; National Flag to be flown at half-mast". The President's Office. 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "vnews - Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi passes away". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Asia Yearbook". Far Eastern Economic Review. 27 September 1978 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "President Uz. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "President Mohamed Nasheed". The President's Office. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ Jason, Burke (7 February 2012). "Mohamed Nasheed resigns as Maldives president". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  12. ^ "President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan". The President's Office. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. ^ "New Maldives leader Waheed Hassan vows calm transition". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  14. ^ "President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom". The President's Office.
  15. ^ "President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  16. ^ "President Dr Mohamed Muizzu". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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