Abdul Majeed Didi
Appearance
Abdul Majeed Didi | |||||
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Lord of twelve thousand isles, the Sultan of the Maldives Al mun thakhab LI arshi dhaulathil Mahaldhebiyaa | |||||
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Reign | Maldives: 1944 - February 21, 1952 | ||||
Coronation | No coronation was held because he never accepted the crown | ||||
Predecessor | Hassan Nooraddeen Iskandar II | ||||
President | Mohamed Amin Didi | ||||
Burial | 22 February 1952 kuppiyah vahthey muslim cemetery | ||||
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Issue | Prince Hassan Fareed Didi Prince Muhammed Fareed Didi Prince Ibraah Im Fareed Didi | ||||
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House | Huraage | ||||
Dynasty | House of Huraa | ||||
Father | Ibraahim Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaan | ||||
Mother | Dhon Didi |
Abdul Majeed (Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު އަބްދުލްމަޖީދު ރައްނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލެގެފާނު) (or Al Ameeru Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaanu) (29 August 1873 - 21 February 1952) was the sultan of the Maldives from 1944 to February 21, 1952. But he never accepted the crown and mostly he spent his life in Egypt. The government was run by an Executive council which was led by his son Prince Hassan Fareed Didi in the name of sultan Majeed Didi. He speaks fluently in Urdu, Arabic, English and Sinhalese. At first he served as the vice PM at his fathers time. Then later became the Prime minister of Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. The sultan died on February 21 1952 on Ceylon.
The first Maldivian school, Majeediyya School, was named after Abdul Majeed.