The president of the Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) is the
head of state
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and
head of government
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of the
Republic of Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
and the
commander-in-chief of the
Maldives National Defence Force.
The current president is
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih elected in
2018
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by a majority of 58.4%, taking the government from
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Qualifications
The
Constitution of the Maldives
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requires the following for a president:
* be a Maldivian citizen born to parents who are Maldivian citizens
* and who is not also a citizen of a foreign country
* be a Muslim and a follower of a Sunni school of Islam;
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Politics of the Maldives
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Prime Minister of the Maldives
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Vice President of the Maldives
Vice President of the Maldives is the holder of a public office created by the Constitution of the Maldives. The current office-holder is Faisal Naseem, since 17 November 2018.
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First Lady of the Maldives
First Lady of the Maldives is the title attributed to the wife of the president of the Maldives. The title of First Lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current first lady is Fazna Ahmed, wife of President I ...
References
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