Ahmed Afif | |
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 Afif in 2023 | |
| Vice President of Seychelles | |
| In office 27 October 2020 –26 October 2025 | |
| President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
| Preceded by | Vincent Meriton |
| Succeeded by | Sebastien Pillay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1967 |
| Party | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa |
| Parent(s) | Abdullah Afif Aneesa Ali |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ahmed Afif (born 6 January 1967) is a Maldivian-Seychellois politician and banker who served as the Vice President of Seychelles from 2020 to 2025. [1] [2]
Ahmed Afif was born in Mahé [ citation needed ] in the Seychelles as the son Abdulla Afif and Aneesa Ali. He is of Maldivian descent; [3] his father was the President of the United Suvadive Republic from 1959 to 1963. [4] Afif graduated from Warwick University in Maths,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics. [5] He had served as chairman of NouvoBanq Seychelles and Seychelles Savings Bank. [4]
He was first elected to the National Assembly in 2006 [4] for the Anse Etoile Constituency. [6] In 2015,he joined the Seychellois Alliance as the running mate of Patrick Pillay in the 2015 presidential election. In 2016,the Seychellois Alliance joined Linyon Demokratik Seselwa for the 2016 election. [7] In 2018,Afif was elected the Deputy Speaker of Seychelles' National Assembly. [8]
On 27 October 2020,after the LDS won the 2020 Seychellois general election,Afif was sworn in as vice-president. [5] On 4 November 2020,the portfolios of Information and Information Communication Technology were assigned to Afif. [9]
Ahmed Afif, whose family is from Addu, Maldives, along with the Presidential candidate of Seychelles Wawel Ramkalawan, has succeeded in the 2020 presidential election of the country.
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