President of the Maldives

President of the Republic of Maldives
Official standard
Incumbent Abdulla Yameen since 17 November 2013
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Residence	Muliaage
Seat	The President's Office
Term length	5 years Renewable nnce
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Maldives
Formation	1 January 1953
First holder	Mohamed Amin Didi
Deputy	Vice President of the Maldives
Salary	MVR 300,000 monthly
Website	Presidency of the Maldives

The President of the Maldives is the head of state and government of the Republic of Maldives, and the commander-in-chief of the Maldives National Defence Force.

The current President is Abdulla Yameen, elected in 2013 by a slight majority, defeating former President Mohamed Nasheed in a run off.

Key

Political parties

•   Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party
•   Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
•   Maldivian Democratic Party
•   Gaumee Itthihaad
•   Progressive Party of Maldives

Other factions

•   The Royal Family
•   Independent

List

No.	President			Tenure		Party	Vice President		Term
	Name (Birth–Death)		Portrait
Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
1		Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954)		1 January 1953	2 September 1953	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party		Ibrahim Muhammad Didi	1
—		Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (?–1980) Acting President		2 September 1953	7 March 1954	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party	vacant		—
Post abolished[1]
Sultanate of the Maldives (1954–1968)
—		Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969) Sultan		7 March 1954	11 November 1968	The Royal Family	—		—
Post restored[2]
Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
2		Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008)		11 November 1968	11 November 1973	Independent	vacant		2
				11 November 1973	11 November 1978				3
3		Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–)		11 November 1978	11 November 1983	Independent (until 21 July 2005.)	vacant		4
				11 November 1983	11 November 1988				5
				11 November 1988	11 November 1993				6
				11 November 1993	11 November 1998				7
				11 November 1998	11 November 2003				8
				11 November 2003	11 November 2008	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party			9
4		Mohamed Nasheed (1967–)		11 November 2008	7 February 2012[3]	Maldivian Democratic Party		Mohammed Waheed Hassan	10
5		Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–)		7 February 2012[4]	17 November 2013	Gaumee Itthihaad		Mohammed Waheed Deen	—
6		Abdulla Yameen (1959–)		17 November 2013	Incumbent	Progressive Party of Maldives		Mohamed Jameel Ahmed	11
								Ahmed Adeeb
								Abdulla Jihad

Latest election

Results

Annulment

Following the original first round on 7 September 2013, the Supreme Court annulled the elections and cancelled the planned second round by a vote of four to three. Voting in favour of the annulment, Judge Ahmed Abdulla Didi referenced a confidential police report that claimed that 5,623 ineligible people had voted in the elections including dead people and others under 18.^[5] The rechecking of voters' registry was carried out in the presence of the staff of Elections Commission and the Police Service. India said it hoped that the voting would be complete by 11 November.^[6]

See also

Maldives
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Constitution Human rights LGBT rights
Government
Executive President Abdulla Yameen Vice President Abdulla Jihad Cabinet
Legislature People's Majlis Speaker: Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed
Judiciary Law Chief Justice: Ahmed Faiz Courts Supreme Court High Court Superior Courts Magistrates' Courts Law enforcement
Recent elections Presidential: 2008 2013 Parliamentary: 2009 2014 Referendums: 2007
Political parties Major parties Democratic Party People's Party Progressive Party
Administrative divisions Provinces and atolls Natural atolls Local Councils
Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of the Maldives to the Maldives Passport Visa requirements Foreign aid
Other countries Atlas

• Politics of the Maldives
• History of the Maldives
• List of sultans of the Maldives

References