Ahmed Afif (born 6 January 1967) is a

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politician and banker. He serves as the

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since 27 October 2020.

Biography

Ahmed Afif was born in Mahé in the Seychelles as the son Abdulla Afif, and is of Maldivian descent; his father was the President of the

United Suvadive Republic The United Suvadive Republic (Dhivehi: އެކުވެރި ސުވާދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) was a short-lived breakaway state from the Kingdom of Maldives between 1958 and 1963 consisting of the three southern atolls of the Maldive archi ...

from 1959 to 1963. Afif graduated from

Warwick University , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

in Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics. He had served as chairman of NouvoBanq Seychelles and Seychelles Savings Bank. He was first elected to the

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in 2006 for the Anse Etoile Constituency. In 2015, he joined the

Seychellois Alliance The Seychellois Alliance or Lalyans Seselwa was a political party in Seychelles. The party was founded in April 2015 as a split from the ruling Parti Lepep. Its founder Patrick Pillay was a senior member of Parti Lepep. After Pillay contest ...

as the running mate of

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in the 2015 presidential election. In 2016, the Seychellois Alliance joined

Linyon Demokratik Seselwa Linyon Demokratik Seselwa ( en, Seychellois Democratic Alliance/Union, LDS) is a liberal political coalition which has governed since 2016 in the Seychelles. They have 25 seats in the National Assembly. The coalition was originally made up of t ...

for the 2016 election. In 2018, Afif was elected the Deputy Speaker of Seychelles' National Assembly. On 27 October 2020, after the LDS won the 2020 Seychellois general election, Afif was sworn in as Vice-President. On 4 November 2020, the portfolios of Information and Information Communication Technology were assigned to Afif.

References

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