President of the Maldives
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Formation | 11 November 1968 |
| Website | presidencymaldives.gov.mv |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Maldives |
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The President of the Maldives 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 Abdulla Yameen, who was elected in 2013 by Slight win competing former President Mohamed Nasheed in a run off.
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List of presidents of the Maldives[edit]
- Parties
Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party The Royal Family Huraa Dynasty Independent Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party Maldivian Democratic Party Gaumee Itthihaad Party Progressive Party of Maldives Jumhooree Party
| # | President | Took office | Left office | Party | Vice-President | Term | |||
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| Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1 | Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) |
1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | 1 | |||
| — | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (Acting) (?–1980) |
2 September 1953 | 7 March 1954 | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | vacant | — | |||
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| Sultanate of Maldives (1954–1968) | |||||||||
| — | Muhammad Fareed Didi (Sultan) (1901–1969) |
7 March 1954 | 11 November 1968 | The Royal Family | — | — | |||
| Post restored[2] | |||||||||
| Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present) | |||||||||
| 2 | Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) |
11 November 1968 | 11 November 1973 | Independent | vacant | 2 | |||
| 11 November 1973 | 11 November 1978 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–) |
11 November 1978 | 11 November 1983 | Independent | vacant | 4 | |||
| 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 | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Mohamed Nasheed (1967–) |
11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012[3] | Maldivian Democratic Party (Itthihaad Coalition) | Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik | 10 | |||
| 5 | Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–) |
7 February 2012[4] | 17 November 2013 | Coalition with all political parties excluding MDP. | Mohammed Waheed Deen | ||||
| 6 | Abdulla Yameen (1959–) |
17 November 2013 | Incumbent | Progressive Party of Maldives | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | 11 | |||
Latest election[edit]
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Annulled election | Re-run (first round) | Second Round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Abdulla Yameen | Progressive Party of Maldives | 53,099 | 25.35 | 61,278 | 29.72 | 111,203 | 51.39 |
| Mohamed Nasheed | Maldivian Democratic Party | 95,224 | 45.45 | 96,764 | 46.93 | 105,181 | 48.61 |
| Qasim Ibrahim | Jumhooree Party | 50,422 | 24.07 | 48,131 | 23.35 | ||
| Mohammed Waheed Hassan | Independent | 10,750 | 5.13 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,395 | – | 2,331 | – | 2,237 | – | |
| Total | 211,890 | 100 | 208,504 | 100 | 218,621 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 239,593 | 88.44 | 239,105 | 87.20 | 239,165 | 91.41 | |
| Source: Government of the Maldives, Government of the Maldives | |||||||
Annullment[edit]
Following the original first round on 7 September 2013, the Supreme Court annulled the elections and cancelled the planned second round by a vote of four to three. Voting in favour of the annulment, Judge Ahmed Abdulla Didi referenced a confidential police report that claimed that 5,623 ineligible people had voted in the elections including dead people and others under 18.[5] The rechecking of voters' registry was carried out in the presence of the staff of Elections Commission and the Police Service.[citation needed] India said it hoped that the voting would be complete by 11 November.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "History – Maldives – located, annual, system". Nationsencyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Maldives History". Country-studies.com. 26 July 1965.
- ^ "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Maldives' VP Hassan Takes Oath as President". Time (Male, Maldives). Associated Press. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Maldives top court annuls September 7 presidential vote, sets new election Reuters via Yahoo! News, 8 October 2013
- ^ Sandeep Dikshit (12 October 2013). "India hopes Maldives will complete polling by Nov. 11". The Hindu.
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