List of presidents of the Maldives

"Presidents of the Maldives" redirects here. For the post itself, see President of the Maldives.

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]

Muliaage, official residence of the President

The President's Office, office of the President

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.^[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

No.	Portrait	Name (1969 - 2069	Party		Term in office		Vice President	Election
					Took office	Left office
1		Mohamed Amin (1910–1954) [10]		Muthagaddim	1 January 1953	21 August 1953	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi	1952
2		Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) [11]		Independent	11 November 1968	11 November 1978[a]	Vacant[b] [c]	1968 1973
3		Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (b. 1937) [16]		Independent Dhivehi Rayyithuge	11 November 1978	11 November 2008	Vacant	1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003
4		Mohamed Nasheed (b. 1967) [17]		Democratic	11 November 2008	7 February 2012[d]	Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik	2008
5		Mohamed Waheed (b. 1953) [19]		Itthihaad	7 February 2012[e]	17 November 2013	Vacant until 25 April 2012 Mohamed Waheeduddeen[f]	–
6		Abdulla Yameen (b. 1959) [23]		Progressive	17 November 2013	17 November 2018	Mohamed Jameel[g] Ahmed Adeeb[h] Vacant[i] Abdulla Jihad[j]	2013
7		Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (b. 1962) [28]		Democratic	17 November 2018	17 November 2023	Faisal Naseem	2018
8		Mohamed Muizzu (b. 1978) [29]		Congress	17 November 2023	Incumbent	Hussain Mohamed Latheef	2023

Timeline

See also: List of Maldivian presidents by age

See also

• President of the Maldives
• List of Maldivian presidents by age
• Politics of the Maldives
• List of vice presidents of the Maldives

Notes

1. Resigned from office
2. Vacant until 1973
3. Vice presidents from 1973:
   Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi^[12][13]
   Ahmed Hilmy Didi
   Ibrahim Shihab
   Ali Maniku^[14]
   Hassan Zareer^[15]
4. Resigned from office^[18]
5. Mohamed Waheed succeeded to the presidency upon the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed^[20]
6. Appointed vice president under terms of the Article 122 of the constitution of the Maldives^[21][22]
7. Removed from power on 11 May 2013 by president Yameen by a vote taken in the People's Majlis^[24]
8. Removed from power on 11 May 2013 by President Yameen by a vote taken in the People's Majlis, after he was involved in the assassination attempt of president Yameen^[25]
9. From 5 November 2015 until 22 June 2016
10. Appointed as vice president under terms of the Article 122 of the constitution of the Maldives^[26][27]

References

1. "Government of the Maldives: Branches, History, The President". Facts and Details. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. "The battle of the systems: Parliamentary vs Presidential". Maldives Financial Review. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2022. 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. "President launches the MNDF Air Corps and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into service". The President's Office. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. "The Cabinet". The President's Office. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. "Hakeem - Yesterday Chapter 8 - Truth is Bitter - Ibrahim Didi did not give Ameen Didi to the mob". Maldivesculture.com. 1997. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011.
6. "Former Presidents". The President's Office.
7. "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest". BBC News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
8. "Boy scout saves Gayoom from assassination". The Daily Star. Agence France-Presse. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 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.
9. "Dr. Mohamed Muizzu sworn in as President of the Maldives". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
10. "President Al Ameer Mohamed Amin". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
11. "President Al Ameer Ibrahim Nasir". The President's Office. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
12. "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.
13. "Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi passes away". vnews. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
14. "Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2017.
15. Asia Yearbook. Review Publishing Company. 1978. p. 255.
16. "President Uz. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
17. "President Mohamed Nasheed". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
18. 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.
19. "President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
20. "New Maldives leader Waheed Hassan vows calm transition". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
21. "All Ministers" (PDF). People's Majlis. 16 February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
22. "President thanks Parliament for strong endorsement for government". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
23. "President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom". The President's Office. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
24. "Ex-VP challenges impeachment at top court". Avas. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
25. "Maldives crisis: Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb removed from power". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
26. "Vice President Jihad letter" (PDF). People's Majlis. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
27. Afrah, Mohamed. "Maldives Appoints New Vice President". Public Service Media. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
28. "President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
29. "President Dr Mohamed Muizzu". The President's Office. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

External links

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