Ibrahim Nasir
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| In office 1968 – 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi |
| Succeeded by | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
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| Born | 2 September 1926 Male, Maldives |
| Nationality | Maldivian |
Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan, KCMG, NGIV (born 1926) is a Maldivian statesman who served as his country's Prime Minister under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi (from 1957 to 1968 ) and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from 1968 to 1978. He is currently living in Singapore.
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[edit] Genealogy
President Nasir belongs to the royal family of previous Maldivian sultans. President Ibrahim Nasir is the son of Aishath Didi daughter of Moosa Didi son of Dhadimagu Ganduvaru Maryam Didi daughter of Husain Didi son of Al-Nabeel Karayye Hassan Didi son of Prince Ibrahim (Abdulla) Faamuladheyri Kilegefan son of Sultan Muhammad Ghiyasuddin son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar II son of Sultan Muzaffar Muhammad Imaduddin II of Dhiyamigili dynasty.
[edit] Political career
President Nasir is widely credited with modernizing the long-isolated and nearly unknown Maldives and opening them up to the rest of the world. His foremost work include that of bringing Maldives to the U N even with the opposition of some nations that felt awkward at including a nation of such a small size. He laid the foundations of the nation by modernizing the fisheries industry with mechanized vessels and starting the tourism industry. Even today the nation is dependent on these two industries as a primary source of income for the nation.
He is credited with many other improvements some of which include:
- Introducing an English-based modern curriculum to government run schools
- Bringing television and radio to the country with formation of Television Maldives and Radio Maldives for broadcasting radio signals nationwide
- He abolished Vaaru, a tax on the people living on islands outside Malé
- He abolished many other taxes on various imports to the country, some of which have been since re-instated
- He brought about the independence of Maldives from being a protectorate of the British Empire
- Before his resignation he proposed to the Parliament a motion in favor of that no one may be elected as President for more than two terms. (It got rejected by the parliament)
- Built the first international airport in the Maldives (Male International Airport).
[edit] Criticism
President Nasir was criticized for his authoritarian methods and repression of political activity during his career. Most notably he has been criticized for his iron-fisted methods in handling an insurrection by the people of Thinadhoo, Addu and Huvadu Atolls, who formed a breakaway government - United Suvadives Republic - with closer ties to the British, for a brief period of time.
[edit] Succession
President Ibrahim Nasir was succeeded by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who was then Minister of Transport and former permanent representative of the Maldives to the U N.
| Preceded by Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi |
President of the Maldives 1968–1978 |
Succeeded by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
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