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| President of the Republic of Maldives | |
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| 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 |
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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.
The current president is Ibrahim Mohamed Solih elected in 2018 by a majority of 58.4%, taking the government from Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Key[edit]
- Political parties
List of officeholders[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Party | Vice President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
 Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
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| 1 | 
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Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) |
1952 | 1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | 244 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | |
| — | 
|
Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (1902–1981) |
— | 2 September 1953 | 7 March 1954 | 186 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Vacant | |
 Sultanate of the Maldives (1954–1968)
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| — | 
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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)
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| Post restored | |||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) |
1968 | 11 November 1968 | 11 November 1973 | 10 years | Independent | Office abolished | |
| 1973 | 11 November 1973 | 11 November 1978 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi Ahmad Hilmy Didi Ibrahim Shihab Ali Maniku | ||||||
| 3 | 
|
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–) |
1978 | 11 November 1978 | 11 November 1983 | 30 years | Independent (until 21 February 2005) |
Office abolished | |
| 1983 | 11 November 1983 | 11 November 1988 | |||||||
| 1988 | 11 November 1988 | 11 November 1993 | |||||||
| 1993 | 11 November 1993 | 11 November 1998 | |||||||
| 1998 | 11 November 1998 | 11 November 2003 | |||||||
| 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 11 November 2008 | Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party | ||||||
| 4 | 
|
Mohamed Nasheed (1967–) |
2008 | 11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012 | 3 years, 88 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Mohammed Waheed Hassan | |
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Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–) |
— | 7 February 2012 | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 283 days | Gaumee Itthihaad | Mohammed Waheed Deen | |
| 6 | 
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Abdulla Yameen (1959–) |
2013 | 17 November 2013 | 17 November 2018 | 5 years | Progressive Party of Maldives | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | |
| Ahmed Adeeb | |||||||||
| Abdulla Jihad | |||||||||
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1964–) |
2018 | 17 November 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 2 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Faisal Naseem | |
Latest election[edit]
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- Politics of the Maldives
- History of the Maldives
- List of sultans of the Maldives
- List of head of state of the Maldives
- Prime Minister of the Maldives
- Vice President of the Maldives
- First Lady of the Maldives
References[edit]
Heads of state of the Maldives since 1952 | ||
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| First Republic, 1952–1954 | | |
| Sultanate, 1954–1968 | ||
| Second Republic, 1968– | ||