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
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The current president is
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ( dv, އިބްރާހީމް މުޙައްމަދު ޞާލިޙް; ar, إبراهيم محمد صالح; born 1 March 1962), better known as Ibu (އިބޫ), is a Maldivian politician and the president of the Maldives since 1 ...
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 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;
List of officeholders
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Latest election
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See also
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Politics of the Maldives
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History of the Maldives
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List of sultans of the Maldives
Maldives was turned into a Sultanate in 1153 when the Buddhist King Dhovemi converted to Islam. Prior to that the Maldives was a Buddhist Kingdom, a Hindu Kingdom and before that a matriarchal society with each atoll ruled by a chief queen ...
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List of head of state of the Maldives
This is a list of heads of state of the Maldives.
Solar and Lunar dynasties Solar dynasty (Aadheettha Vansa)
At first, Maldives was a matriarchal society with each atoll ruled by a chief queen according to some accounts or by others, several ...
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Prime Minister of the Maldives
Prime Minister of the Maldives was a public office in the Sultanate of the Maldives and the Republic of the Maldives.
Prime ministers of the Maldives
Ibrahim Dorhimeyna Kilegefan served as Prime Minister on three occasions between 1883 and 192 ...
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Vice President of the Maldives
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First Lady of the Maldives
References
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Government of the Maldives
1953 establishments in the Maldives
Maldives politics-related lists