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
Incumbent
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
since 17 November 2018
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
ResidenceMulee'aage
SeatThe President's Office
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the Maldives
Formation1 January 1953 (1953-01-01)
First holderMohamed Amin Didi
Final holderYaameen Abdul Gayyoom
DeputyFaisal Naseem
SalaryMVR 100,000 monthly[1]
Websitewww.presidencymaldives.gov.mv

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
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Time in office
Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
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
Sultanate of the Maldives (1954–1968)
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 — —
Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
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
Main article: 2018 Maldivian presidential election

Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Ibrahim Mohamed SolihMaldivian Democratic Party134,61658.34
Abdulla YameenProgressive Party of Maldives96,13241.66
Invalid/blank votes3,129–
Total233,877100
Registered voters/turnout262,13589.22
Source: PSM

See also
Maldives
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
the Maldives

References
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  2. "History – Maldives – located, annual, system". Nationsencyclopedia.com.
  3. "Maldives History". Country-studies.com. 26 July 1965.
  4. CIACRS. "Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments" (PDF). www.cia.gov.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "vnews - Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi passes away". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "Asia Yearbook". Far Eastern Economic Review. 27 September 1978 – via Google Books.
  8. "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  9. "Maldives' VP Hassan Takes Oath as President". Time. Male, Maldives. Associated Press. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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