Abdul Majeed Didi
| Abdul Majeed Didi | |||||
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Lord of Twelve Thousand Isles, Sultan of the Maldives Al Munthakhab Li arshi Dhaulathil Mahaldheebiyya | |||||
 Abdul Majeed Didi | |||||
| Reign | 1944 – 21 February 1952 | ||||
| Coronation | No coronation was held because he never accepted the crown | ||||
| Predecessor | Hassan Nooraddeen Iskandar II | ||||
| Heir | Crown Prince Hassan Fareed Didi | ||||
| Spouse | Dhon Didi | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Hassan Fareed Didi Prince Muhammad Fareed Didi Prince Ibraah Im Fareed Didi | ||||
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| House | Huraa | ||||
| Father | Ibraahim Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaan | ||||
| Mother | Dhon Didi | ||||
| Born |
29 August 1873 Male` | ||||
| Died |
21 February 1952 (aged 78) Navaloka Hospital,Ceylone | ||||
| Burial |
22 February 1952 kuppiyah vahthey muslim cemetery | ||||
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 21 February 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 21 February 1952 on Ceylon.
The first Maldivian school, Majeediyya School, was named after Abdul Majeed.
| 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 |