Dunya Maumoon is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2016) of the Government of Maldives.
The president of the Republic of 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.
Naushad Waheed is a cartoonist and painter from the Maldives. He was detained by the government for four months following the publication of one of his cartoons in the magazine Hukuru in 1999. In 2001,he was arrested for participating in debates critical of the government,tried for treason,and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was released on February 22,2006. Naushad Waheed is also the brother of Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan,a leading political figure who served as the 5th president of Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013. He was appointed as Deputy High Commissioner of Maldives to the UK in 2008 after the new government settled into place.
Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013,having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed,under whom he served as Vice President. He had previously worked as a news anchor,a teacher,a principle,a United Nations international civil servant with UNICEF,UNDP and UNESCO,and as member of the Maldivian Parliament.
Ilyas Ibrahim,is the brother-in-law of the former President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom. He was a minister in Maumoon's cabinet for a long time and served as an MP for the capital city Maléfrom 1980 to 1995. He also served as the MP for Laamu Atoll,&a member of People's Special Majilis,from 2003 to 2008.
Uza. Aishath Azima Shukoor is a Maldivian lawyer who served as the first female attorney general of the Maldives. She was attorney general from 2007 to 2008,2012 to 2013 and again in 2013.
The Dhivehi Qaumee Party was a political party in the Maldives. It was registered with the Election Commission on 5 September 2008 and was dissolved in 2013.
The vice president of the Republic of Maldives is the second-highest official in the executive branch of the government of the Maldives,after the president of the Maldives,and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is directly elected together with the president to a five-year term of office.
Gaumee Itthihaad was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik,former President of Maldives,and the first Vice President of Maldives. The party was a generally pragmatic,and was part of the coalition including the former ruling party for the Republic of Maldives. Under the coalition agreement with the Maldivian Democratic Party,the GIP were awarded three seats in the cabinet;the Fisheries Ministry,the Education Ministry,and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade,although these positions were revoked by the then-President in contravention of the coalition agreement.
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed is a Maldivian diplomat who served as the Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). She was the first woman to hold this post since the organization's inception in 1985. She was appointed Secretary-General at the Thirty-third Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers in February 2011,and assumed office in Kathmandu on 1 March 2011. She succeeded India's Sheel Kant Sharma,whose term ended in February.
The Cabinet of the Maldives is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of the Maldives. It is made up of the President,the Vice President,Attorney General and the Ministers.
Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 7,9 and 16 November 2013. The first round was held on 7 September. As no candidate received a majority,a second round was planned to be held in 28 September between the candidates who received the most votes in the first round,former President Mohamed Nasheed and Abdulla Yameen,paternal half-brother of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Incumbent President Mohammed Waheed Hassan was eliminated in the first round after receiving less votes than three other candidates.
Al Amir Mohammed Waheed Deen is a Maldivian politician who served vice president of the Maldives from 25 April 2012 to 10 November 2013. He was appointed to the position by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan on 15 February 2012,following the disputed resignation of the previous president,Mohamed Nasheed. He is also the Chairman of Bandos Maldives.
The 2011–2013 Maldives political crisis began as a series of peaceful protests that broke out in the Maldives on 1 May 2011. They would continue,eventually escalating into the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed in disputed circumstances in February 2012. Demonstrators were protesting what they considered the government's mismanagement of the economy and were calling for the ouster of President Nasheed. The main political opposition party in the country,the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party led by the former president of the country Maumoon Abdul Gayoom accused President Nasheed of "talking about democracy but not putting it into practice." The protests occurred during the Arab Spring.
Kooddoo Airport is a domestic airport. It is located on the island of Kooddoo in Gaafu Alifu Atoll in the Maldives. It was opened on 10 September 2012 by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan.
Ali Waheed,also known as Ammadey,is a Maldivian politician who served as the Tourism Minister of Maldives,former MP and the Chairperson of the Jumhooree Party. He was also the Chairman of New Radiant Sports Club.
Aneesa Ahmed,is a Maldivian women's rights activist who served as the Deputy Speaker of People's Majlis from 2004 to 2009.
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Maldives.
Mariyam Shakeela is a Maldivian businesswoman and politician who served as the Minister for Health and Family and the Minister of Environment and Energy of Maldives.
First Lady of the Maldives is the title attributed to the wife of the president of the Maldives. The title of First Lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current first lady is Sajidha Mohamed.
