Mohamed Nasheed GCSK is a Maldivian politician and activist currently serving as the 19th speaker of the People's Majlis since May 2019. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party,he served as President of the Maldives from 2008 until his resignation in 2012. He is the first democratically elected president of the Maldives and the only president to resign from office.
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.
The Maldives competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,South Korea,from 17 September to 2 October 1988. This marked their first time participating in the Olympic Games. Seven athletes competed in athletic events;Ismail Asif Waheed,Ahmed Shageef,Abdul Haji Abdul Latheef,Hussein Haleem Ibrahim Manik,Abdul Razzak Aboobakur and Mohamed Hanim in track and field. None of the athletes advanced past the first round in their events,and no Maldivian has won a medal at the Olympics. Hussein Haleem bore the Maldives' flag during the parade of nations of the opening ceremony.
Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik is a Maldivian politician who served as the fifth President of Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013,having succeeded to office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed,under whom Waheed had served as Vice President. He had previously worked as a news anchor,a United Nations official with UNICEF,UNDP and UNESCO,and a member of the Maldivian Parliament.
The Vice President of the Maldives is the holder of a public office created by the Constitution of the Maldives. The current office-holder is Faisal Naseem,since 17 November 2018.
Gaumee Itthihaad was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan,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.
Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim is a Maldivian politician. He was an official in the Ministry of Atolls Development from 1990 to 2004,then a member of the Special Majilis (parliament) representing A.DH Atoll from 2004 to 2008. Between 2008 and 2013 he was deputy minister or minister of state for Immigration and Emigration,Housing and Environment,and then Defense and National Security.
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.
The 2012 President's Cup was the 62nd season of the President's Cup,a knock-out competition for Maldives' top 4 football clubs. Victory Sports Club were the defending champions,having beaten New Radiant Sports Club 2–1 in last season's Final.
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 served as Vice President of the Maldives from April 25,2012 to November 10,2013. He was appointed by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan on February 15,2012,following the disputed resignation of the previous president,Mohamed Nasheed. He is also the Chairman of Bandos Maldives. Deen is the son of Prince Abdullah Imaaduddeen and Koli Dhon Didi. He is also a member of the Maldivian Royal Family as his grandfather was Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen IV. He previously served as Minister of Atolls Development and Minister of Youth and Sports until August 2008 under Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He resigned from the Vice President’s post hours before the end of the presidential term,and after the country’s last ditch attempt to elect a new president before the constitutional deadline of November 11 failed after the Supreme Court suspended the runoff which was slated for 10 November. Neither the Vice President nor the Government stated the cause of the resignation.
The 2011–2012 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.
Dharavandhoo Airport is a domestic airport located on the island of Dharavandhoo,part of the Baa Atoll in Maldives. It was opened on 17 October 2012 by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan. Flight operations began to the airport on 15th of that month.
Ali Waheed was the Tourism Minister of Maldives,a Maldivian politician,former MP and the Chairperson of Jumhoory Party. He was also the Chairman of New Radiant Sports Club.
Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Maldives were established in 1972. China has an embassy in Maléwhich opened in November 2011,and the Maldives has an embassy in Beijing which opened in 2009.
Malaysia–Maldives relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and the Maldives. Malaysia's High Commission in Colombo,Sri Lanka is also accredited to the Maldives,and Maldives has a High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in the Maldives.
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Maldives.
