President of the Maldives
The President of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Maldives and the commander-in-chief of the Maldives National Defence Force.
President of the Republic of Maldives Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ | |
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Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Residence | Mulee'aage |
Seat | The President's Office |
Term length | 5 years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Maldives |
Formation | 1 January 1953 |
First holder | Mohamed Amin Didi |
Final holder | Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom |
Deputy | Faisal Naseem |
Salary | MVR 100,000 monthly[1] |
Website | www |
The current president is Ibrahim Mohamed Solih elected in 2018 by a vast majority of 58.4%, taking the government from Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
List of officeholders
No. | President | Term of office | Party | Term | Vice President | |||||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | |||||||||
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) |
1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | 244 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | 1 | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | |||
— | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (1902–1981) Acting President |
2 September 1953 | 7 March 1954 | 186 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | — | Vacant | |||
Post abolished[2] | ||||||||||
— | Muhammad Fareed Didi | Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969) Sultan (King from 1965) |
7 March 1954 | 11 November 1968 | 14 years, 249 days | The Royal Family | — | — | ||
Post restored[3] | ||||||||||
2 | Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) |
11 November 1968 | 11 November 1973 | 10 years | Independent | 2 | Office abolished | |||
11 November 1973 | 11 November 1978 | 3 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi Ahmad Hilmy Didi Ibrahim Shihab Ali Maniku[4][5][6] Hassan Zareer[7] | |||||||
3 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–) |
11 November 1978 | 11 November 1983 | 30 years | Independent (until 21 February 2005) |
4 | Office abolished | |||
11 November 1983 | 11 November 1988 | 5 | ||||||||
11 November 1988 | 11 November 1993 | 6 | ||||||||
11 November 1993 | 11 November 1998 | 7 | ||||||||
11 November 1998 | 11 November 2003 | 8 | ||||||||
11 November 2003 | 11 November 2008 | Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party | 9 | |||||||
4 | Mohamed Nasheed (1967–) |
11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012[8] | 3 years, 88 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | 10 | Mohammed Waheed Hassan | |||
5 | Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–) |
7 February 2012[9] | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 283 days | Gaumee Itthihaad | Mohammed Waheed Deen | ||||
6 | Abdulla Yameen (1959–) |
17 November 2013 | 17 November 2018 | 5 years | Progressive Party of Maldives | 11 | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | |||
Ahmed Adeeb | ||||||||||
Abdulla Jihad | ||||||||||
7 | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1964–) |
17 November 2018 | Incumbent | 1 year, 220 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | 12 | Faisal Naseem |
Latest election
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | Maldivian Democratic Party | 134,616 | 58.34 | |
Abdulla Yameen | Progressive Party of Maldives | 96,132 | 41.66 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,129 | – | ||
Total | 233,877 | 100 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 262,135 | 89.22 | ||
Source: PSM |
See also
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Maldives |
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References
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