President of the Maldives

President of the Republic of Maldives
Official standard
Incumbent Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayyoom since 17 November 2013
Term length	5 years
Formation	11 November 1968
Website	presidencymaldives.gov.mv

The President of the Maldives is the Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Commander-in-Chief of the Maldives National Defence Force.

The current President is Abdulla Yameen, who was elected in 2013 by a slight majority, defeating former President Mohamed Nasheed in a run off.

List of presidents of the Maldives

Parties

      Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party       The Royal Family Huraa Dynasty       Independent       Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party       Maldivian Democratic Party       Gaumee Itthihaad Party       Progressive Party of Maldives       Jumhooree Party

#	President		Took office	Left office	Party	Vice-President	Term
	Romanized	Picture
Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
1	Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954)	100px	1 January 1953	2 September 1953	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi	1
—	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (Acting) (?–1980)		2 September 1953	7 March 1954	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party	vacant	—
Post abolished
Sultanate of Maldives (1954–1968)
—	Muhammad Fareed Didi (Sultan) (1901–1969)	100px	7 March 1954	11 November 1968	The Royal Family	—	—
Post restored
Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
2	Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008)	100px	11 November 1968	11 November 1973	Independent	vacant	2
			11 November 1973	11 November 1978			3
3	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–)		11 November 1978	11 November 1983	Independent	vacant	4
			11 November 1983	11 November 1988			5
			11 November 1988	11 November 1993			6
			11 November 1993	11 November 1998			7
			11 November 1998	11 November 2003			8
			11 November 2003	11 November 2008			9
4	Mohamed Nasheed (1967–)		11 November 2008	7 February 2012	Maldivian Democratic Party (Itthihaad Coalition)	Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik	10
5	Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–)		7 February 2012	17 November 2013	Coalition with all political parties excluding MDP.	Mohammed Waheed Deen
6	Abdulla Yameen (1959–)		17 November 2013	Incumbent	Progressive Party of Maldives	Mohamed Jameel Ahmed	11
						Ahmed Adeeb
						vacant

Latest election

Main article: Maldivian presidential election, 2013

Results

Candidate	Party	Annulled election		Re-run (first round)		Second Round
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Abdulla Yameen	Progressive Party of Maldives	53,099	25.35	61,278	29.72	111,203	51.39
Mohamed Nasheed	Maldivian Democratic Party	95,224	45.45	96,764	46.93	105,181	48.61
Qasim Ibrahim	Jumhooree Party	50,422	24.07	48,131	23.35
Mohammed Waheed Hassan	Independent	10,750	5.13
Invalid/blank votes		2,395	–	2,331	–	2,237	–
Total		211,890	100	208,504	100	218,621	100
Registered voters/turnout		239,593	88.44	239,105	87.20	239,165	91.41
Source: Government of the Maldives, Government of the Maldives

Annullment

Following the original first round on 7 September 2013, the Supreme Court annulled the elections and cancelled the planned second round by a vote of four to three. Voting in favour of the annulment, Judge Ahmed Abdulla Didi referenced a confidential police report that claimed that 5,623 ineligible people had voted in the elections including dead people and others under 18. The rechecking of voters' registry was carried out in the presence of the staff of Elections Commission and the Police Service. India said it hoped that the voting would be complete by 11 November.

See also

• List of sultans of the Maldives