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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.
Mohamed Nasheed GCSK (Dhivehi: މުހައްމަދު ނަޝީދު; born 17 May 1967), also known as Anni (Dhivehi: އަންނި), is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as president of the Maldives from 2008 until his resignation in 2012. [2]
At 87 years old, he is the oldest living former president and is the earliest-serving living former president since the death of Ibrahim Nasir in 2008. Gayoom's leadership has left an important mark on the country's political landscape. [271] Gayoom was seen as a moderniser and a stabilising force in the Maldives. [271]
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a former president of the Maldives, was greeted by family, friends and supporters on his release from prison in Male on September 30.Gayoom had been in power from 1978 to ...
Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives (2008-2012) As Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's presidency came to an end, he sought re-election in the country's first democratic elections . [ 12 ] He lost to Mohamed Nasheed, an activist and politician who has been criticizing Maumoon's government, won with 54% of the votes while Gayoom only had 45%. [ 12 ]
A court in the Maldives on Thursday threw out former President Abdulla Yameen's 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery charges and ordered a retrial. The development comes two ...
Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was transferred from prison to house arrest on Sunday, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff.
On 5 February 2018 President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of a number of politicians and officials including two judges of the Supreme Court of the Maldives, including Chief Justice of the Maldives Abdulla Saeed and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. This was followed by mass arbitrary arrests of at ...