Ibrahim Falah | |
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| Member of the Maldivian Parliament for Inguraidhoo | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Ahmed |
| In office 28 May 2014 –28 May 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Ahmed |
| 20th Parliament Majority leader | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Rasheed Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Innamaadhoo,Raa Atoll,Maldives |
| Political party | Congress (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive (2014–2019) |
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Ibrahim Falah is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as a Member of the People's Majlis for Inguraidhoo constituency since 2024,and from 2014 to 2019. A member of the Congress party,Falah is the 20th Parliament Majority leader.
In 2014,Falah was elected a member of the People's Majlis to represent Inguraidhoo constituency,he was sworn in May 2014,and left the position following the 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election. [1]
In April 2024,Falah was elected a member of the People's Majlis,and on 28 May 2024, [2] he was sworn in to the position,representing Raa Inguraidhoo constituency. [3] He later became the 20th Parliament Majority leader,as a member of the People's National Congress. [4] In August 2024,he was elected the chair of the Housing Committee at the parliament. [5]
In relation to the controversial Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill,Falah called for the impalement of journalists. [6] He received backlash online and from the opposition. [6] Falah defended himself by saying he didn't call for anyone to be executed. [7] The Maldives Journalists Association filed a police case over his remarks saying that his remarkes contradict the principles of Islam. [8] President Mohamed Muizzu vowed an investigation into his remarks but didn't condemn his remarks which drew crticism from civil society groups. [9] [10] The Maldives Police Service consulted the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) in Falah's investigation. [11]