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The President of the Maldives is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of the Maldives. [1] The president is directly elected by the citizens of the country through a popular vote for a five–year term. [2] He is the commander-in-chief of the Maldives National Defence Force and leads the cabinet of the country.
He was elected president in the second round, winning 54.04% against the incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's 46.04%. [43] Muizzu was sworn in as the new president on 17 November 2023. [44] [45] Muizzu advocated for Yameen to be held under house arrest, rather than prison, the next day he was elected as president. [46]
Under the rule of President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, a 12th constitution was introduced in 1998. [5] The government proclaimed that this change was brought to encourage the people of the country to live in friendship, amity and co-operation, and to encourage good deeds and respect among one another and being just, and to live in equality and ...
Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives' fifth democratically elected president and said he will ensure there is no foreign military presence in the archipelago. Muizzu, who is seen as ...
The president of the Maldives said Saturday that his country's small size doesn't give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state's giant neighbor.
The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the archipelago state, promising he would initiate the process.
Mohamed Muizzu's tenure as the 9th President of the Maldives began with his inauguration on 17 November 2023. Muizzu, a People's National Congress politician who previously served as Housing Minister for two terms under president Mohamed Waheed Hassan and Abdulla Yameen. Muizzu was the Mayor of Malé from 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
Her portfolio included climate change, and the Maldives government worked to show the world how much climate change and the sea level rise would effect the Maldives. In 2009, President Nasheed famously held a meeting of his cabinet underwater to highlight the threats of rising seas to the low-lying Maldives. [4]