| Abdul Majeed Didi | |
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| Lord of twelve thousand isles, the Sultan of the Maldives Al mun thakhab LI arshi dhaulathil Mahaldhebiyaa |
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Abdul Majeed Didi |
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| Reign | Maldives: 1944 - February 21, 1952 |
| Coronation | No coronation was held because he never accepted the crown |
| Full name | Al Ameeru Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaanu |
| Titles | Al Munthakhab Li arshi Dhaulathil Mahaldheebiyya |
| Born | 29 August 1873 |
| Birthplace | Male` |
| Died | 21 February 1952 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Navaloka Hospital,Ceylone |
| Buried | kuppiyah vahthey muslim cemetery, 22 February 1952 |
| Predecessor | Hassan Nooraddeen Iskandar II |
| President | Crown Prince Hassan Fareed Didi |
| Successor | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Consort | veyogey dhon goma |
| Wife | Dhon Didi |
| Offspring | Prince Hassan Fareed Didi Prince Muhammed Fareed Didi Prince Ibraah Im Fareed Didi |
| Royal House | Huraage |
| Dynasty | House of Huraa |
| Royal anthem | Salaamathi |
| Father | Ibraahim Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaan |
| Mother | Dhon Didi |
Abdul Majeed (Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު އަބްދުލްމަޖީދު ރައްނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލެގެފާނު) (or Al Ameeru Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaanu) (29 August 1873 - 21 February 1952) was the sultan of the Maldives from 1944 to February 21, 1952. But he never accepted the crown and mostly he spent his life in Egypt. The government was run by an Executive council which was led by his son Prince Hassan Fareed Didi in the name of sultan Majeed Didi. He spoke fluent Urdu, Arabic, English and Sinhalese. At first he served as the vice PM at his fathers time. Then later became the Prime minister of Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. The sultan died on February 21, 1952 on Ceylon.
The first Maldivian school, Majeediyya School, was named after Abdul Majeed.
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Abdul Majeed Didi
Born: 1873 (?) Died: 21 February 1952 |
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| Preceded by Hassan Nooraddeen II |
Sultan of the Maldives 1944 – 21 February 1952 |
Vacant |