Second Lady of the Maldives () is the title attributed to the wife of the

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of the

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. The title of second lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current second lady is

Aishath Afreen Aishath Afreen Mohamed (born 1984 or 1985) is a Maldivian public figure and former human rights worker, who is the spouse of the vice president of the Maldives since November 2024, as the wife of vice president Hussain Mohamed Latheef. Career ...

. The Maldives was a sultanate from 1965 until 1968. The second republic of the Maldives was established in 1968 with the president as

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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

. The position of second lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence presidency.

Second ladies of the Maldives

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