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2013 Maldivian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in the Maldives in 2013. The first round of voting was held on 7 September, with no candidate receiving a majority of the vote. A second round was planned for 28 September, to be contested by the top two candidates, former President Mohamed Nasheed (who was contesting the election following his controversial resignation amidst the 2011–12 Maldives political crisis with the aim of returning to the presidency after what he claimed was a coup d'état orchestrated by his deputy and successor Mohammed Waheed Hassan) and Abdulla Yameen, paternal half-brother of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; incumbent President Hassan had come fourth and was eliminated. However, on 27 September the Supreme Court cancelled the run-off and annulled the first round results. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom In January 2014
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Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (; dv, މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician and an Islamic scholar who served as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Transport, he was nominated as President by the Majlis (Parliament) of the Maldives and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir in 1978. He was defeated in the October 2008 presidential election. In opposition, he continued to serve as leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party until January 2010, when he retired from active politics. However, in September 2011, he returned to Maldivian politics as the leader of the newly formed Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), whose candidate Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, Maumoon's half-brother, was victorious in the 2013 presidential elections. In July 2016, due to disagreements between president Yameen and Maumoon, the party split into two factions. Later in October 27, Maumoon withdrew his support for president Yameen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annulled Elections
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Presidential Elections In The Maldives
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2013 In The Maldives
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in the Maldives. Incumbents *President: Mohammed Waheed Hassan (until 17 November), Abdulla Yameen (starting 17 November) *Vice President: Mohammed Waheed Deen (until 10 November), Mohamed Jameel Ahmed (starting 10 November) Events September * September 7 - Voters in the Maldives go to the polls for a presidential election with no candidate achieving an outright majority with a runoff election to be held on September 28. October * October 22 - The Maldives sets a new date for a presidential election to be held on November 9. November * November 9 - Voters in the Maldives go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election. * November 16 - Voters in the Maldives go to the polls for a presidential election with Abdulla Yameen winning the election with 51.3% of the vote. * November 17 - Abdulla Yameen is sworn in as the President of the Maldives following yesterday's election victory. References {{Asia topic, 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Elections In Asia
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Maldivian People's Party
The Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party ( dv, ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ, , DRP) is a political party of the Maldives. On 2 June 2005, the nation’s 50-member parliament voted unanimously to allow and operate political parties in Maldives. DRP subsequently submitted its registration on 21 July 2005 and was the second registered political party in the second Republic of the Maldives. DRP has the third largest number of members among all political parties in the Maldives. History Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom (2005–2010) On 2 June 2005, the nation’s 50-member parliament voted unanimously to allow and operate political parties in the Maldives. DRP subsequently submitted its registration on 21 July 2005 and was the second registered political party in the second republic of the Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhiveh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaumee Itthihaad
Gaumee Itthihaad ( en, National Unity Party, GIP) was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan, former President of Maldives, and the first Vice President of Maldives. The party was a generally pragmatic, and was part of the coalition including the former ruling party for the Republic of Maldives. Under the coalition agreement with the Maldivian Democratic Party, the GIP were awarded three seats in the cabinet; the Fisheries Ministry, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade, although these positions were revoked by the then-President in contravention of the coalition agreement. The party was dissolved in 2013. See also *The Republic of Maldives *Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed GCSK (; born 17 May 1967) is a Maldivian politician and activist currently serving as the 19th speaker of the People's Majlis since May 2019. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, he served as President of the ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali
Ahmed Thasmeen Ali (born 1966; dv, އަޙްމަދު ތަސްމީން ޢަލީ), leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party is a Maldivian MP, philanthropist and a businessman. Thasmeen started his career as a civil servant and after venturing into politics he was elected to Peoples Majlis from Baa Atoll and later he served in Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's cabinet and was his running mate in the first multiparty election held in the Maldives in 2008. His first Cabinet portfolio was Minister of Atolls Development and later served as Minister of Home Affairs,(14 July 2005 – 25 June 2007). He is the Former leader of the opposition political party, Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party, and was, until May 2012, Minority Leader in the Peoples Majlis of the Maldives. Education, family early career He holds a BA degree in economics from University of Warwick in England and a master's degree in political science of the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Thasmeen is married to Ms. Visam Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumhooree Party
The Jumhooree Party ( dv, ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ, ''Republican Party'') is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on 26 May 2008, and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to become the largest opposition party in the Majlis for that year. The party's leader and its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim Qasim Ibrahim (born February 10, 1951), also known as Buruma Qasim is a Maldivian politician, business magnate and philanthropist. As the chairman and founder of the Villa Group, he is one of the country's wealthiest businessmen. Ibrahim ra .... References Political parties established in 2008 Islamic democratic political parties Islamic political parties in the Maldives 2008 establishments in the Maldives {{Maldives-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Saeed
Hassan Saeed ( Dhivehi: ޑރ. ޙަސަން ސަޢީދު) was the former Attorney General of the Republic of Maldives, a role in which he served from November 11, 2003 to August 5, 2007. He is the current managing partner of Chambers Inn and is also the Managing Director of Premier Property Pvt Ltd. Prior to establishing his own law firm and his transition into the world of real estate and corporate law, Saeed led a long political and legal career in the government of the Republic of Maldives. In 1996, he served as a State Attorney, and after completing his doctorate in law at the University of Queensland and serving as the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court and the Juvenile Court, was appointed to the position of Attorney General of the Republic of Maldives in 2003, a position in which he served until mid-2007. As the Attorney General, Saeed served as the chief legal advisor to the Maldivian government and led a long series of reforms to completely overhaul the country's po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qasim Ibrahim
Qasim Ibrahim (born February 10, 1951), also known as Buruma Qasim is a Maldivian politician, business magnate and philanthropist. As the chairman and founder of the Villa Group, he is one of the country's wealthiest businessmen. Ibrahim ran for the Jumhooree Party in the presidential elections of 2013, but lost in the first round. Business career In 1969, Ibrahim began work as a clerk at the government hospital in Malé. In 1973, he left the hospital to work as a manager at M/S Alia Furniture Mart. He also worked temporarily for Crescent, a government trading organization. In 1974, Ibrahim joined an outlet of the Maldivian government's Bodu Store, now known as the State Trading Organization. Two years later, in 1976, he set up his own trading business in commodities such as rice, tobacco, diesel, and kerosene, which proved to be profitable. The business experienced rapid growth. He later expanded his business with a small loan of US$2,000 from State Bank of India (SBI), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
