President of the Maldives
The president of the Maldives (ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Maldives.
| President of the Republic of Maldives ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ | |
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| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Residence | Mulee'aage |
| Seat | The President's Office |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Maldives |
| Formation | 1 January 1953 |
| First holder | Mohamed Amin Didi |
| Final holder | Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom |
| Deputy | Hussain Mohamed Latheef |
| Salary | MVR 100,000 monthly[1] |
| Website | www |
List
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Party | Vice President | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
 Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
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| 1 | 
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Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) |
1952 | 1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | 244 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | |
| — | 
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Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (1902–1981) |
— | 2 September 1953 | 7 March 1954 | 186 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Vacant | |
 Sultanate of the Maldives (1954–1968)
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| — | 
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Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969) Sultan (King from 1965) |
— | 7 March 1954 | 11 November 1968 | 14 years, 249 days | The Royal Family | — | |
| Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
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| Post restored | |||||||||
| 2 | Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) |
1968 | 11 November 1968 | 11 November 1973 | 10 years | Independent | Office abolished | ||
| 1973 | 11 November 1973 | 11 November 1978 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi Ahmad Hilmy Didi Ibrahim Shihab Ali Maniku | ||||||
| 3 | 
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–) |
1978 | 11 November 1978 | 11 November 1983 | 30 years | Independent (until 21 February 2005) |
Office abolished | |
| 1983 | 11 November 1983 | 11 November 1988 | |||||||
| 1988 | 11 November 1988 | 11 November 1993 | |||||||
| 1993 | 11 November 1993 | 11 November 1998 | |||||||
| 1998 | 11 November 1998 | 11 November 2003 | |||||||
| 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 11 November 2008 | Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party | ||||||
| 4 | 
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Mohamed Nasheed (1967–) |
2008 | 11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012 | 3 years, 88 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Mohammed Waheed Hassan | |
| 5 | 
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Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–) |
— | 7 February 2012 | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 283 days | Gaumee Itthihaad | Mohammed Waheed Deen | |
| 6 | 
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Abdulla Yameen (1959–) |
2013 | 17 November 2013 | 17 November 2018 | 5 years | Progressive Party of Maldives | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | |
| Ahmed Adeeb | |||||||||
| Abdulla Jihad | |||||||||
| 7 | .JPG)
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1964–) |
2018 | 17 November 2018 | 17 November 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Faisal Naseem | |
| 9 | 
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Mohamed Muizzu (1978–) |
2023 | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 33 days | People's National Congress | Hussain Mohamed Latheef | |
President Of The Maldives Media
1920 British map of the Maldives
A demonstration (Muzhaahira) in Fua Mulaku in support of the government, 1981.
