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The President of the Maldives is the Head of State

Head of State

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and Head of Government

Head of government

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and first citizen of the Republic of Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

and the Supreme Commander of the Maldivian armed forces.

The current President of the Republic of Maldives is Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed is a Maldivian politician. He is the current President of the Maldives. He is the founder of the Maldivian Democratic Party and was its presidential candidate in the October 2008 presidential election, defeating long-time President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in a second round of voting...

List of Presidents of the Maldives

#	President		Took office	Left office	Party	Vice President Vice President of Maldives Vice President of the Maldives is the holder of a public office created by the Constitution of the Maldives.Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan is the first elected Vice President of the Republic of the Maldives, having been inaugurated on the 11th of November, 2008....	Term
#	Romanized	Picture	Took office	Left office	Party		Term
Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
1	Mohamed Amin Didi Mohamed Amin Didi Al Ameer Mohamed Amin Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu , popularly known as Mohamed Amin Didi was a Maldivian political figure. He served as the first president of the Maldives and as the head of government between January 1, 1953 and August 21, 1953...		1 January 1953	2 September 1953	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party is the first political party of the Maldives.-Rayyitunge Muthagaddim Party :* Party established: 19 October 1950* Membership as of 1 January 1953: 1871 women and 2870 men...	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi Ibrahim Muhammad Didi Ibrahim Muhammad Didi , was the first Vice President of Maldives. While people demanded him to be President on terms that the vacancy of the office of the President leads to the succession of the Vice President to presidency, Ibrahim Didi also served as acting president from September 2, 1953 to...	1
—	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi Ibrahim Muhammad Didi Ibrahim Muhammad Didi , was the first Vice President of Maldives. While people demanded him to be President on terms that the vacancy of the office of the President leads to the succession of the Vice President to presidency, Ibrahim Didi also served as acting president from September 2, 1953 to... (Acting)		2 September 1953	7 March 1954	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party is the first political party of the Maldives.-Rayyitunge Muthagaddim Party :* Party established: 19 October 1950* Membership as of 1 January 1953: 1871 women and 2870 men...	*vacant*	—
post abolished
Sultanate of Maldives (1954–1968)
—	Muhammad Fareed Didi Muhammad Fareed Didi King Muhammad Fareed Didi , the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi . Muhammed Fareed Didi was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian Monarch to assume the title of "King" with the style of "Your Majesty". He was the Sultan of Maldives from March 7, 1954 until November 11, 1968... (Sultan)		7 March 1954	11 November 1968	The Royal Family The Royal Family The Royal Family is a play written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Its premiere on Broadway was at the Selwyn Theatre on 28 December 1927, where it ran for 345 performances to close in October 1928.-Plot summary:Characters...	—	—
post restored
Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
2	Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan , KCMG, NGIV was a Maldivian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Maldives under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi from 1957 to 1968 and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from...		11 November 1968	11 November 1973	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	*vacant*	2
2			11 November 1973	11 November 1978		*vacant*	3
3	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Transport, he was nominated as President by the Majlis of the Maldives and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir on November 11, 1978. He eventually became the longest-ruling head of government in Asia...		11 November 1978	11 November 1983	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	*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 Maldivian presidential election, 2003 A presidential election was held in the Maldives on 17 October 2003. In the Maldives, the parliament nominates a president, who is then voted on by the public. On this occasion, all 50 MPs voted for the incumbent, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and voters were asked whether they backed his candidacy or not....
4	Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed is a Maldivian politician. He is the current President of the Maldives. He is the founder of the Maldivian Democratic Party and was its presidential candidate in the October 2008 presidential election, defeating long-time President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in a second round of voting...		11 November 2008	Incumbent	Maldivian Democratic Party Maldivian Democratic Party The Maldivian Democratic Party is the ruling political party in power of the Maldives. It is a liberal party with its stated goal being the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Maldives. This party won the first ever multi-party elections in the Maldives...	Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan	10 Maldivian presidential election, 2008 Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on October 8 and 28, 2008. On October 8, no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote; a runoff was held on October 28 between Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed and his running mate, Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan. Nasheed and Dr...

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