The politics of the Maldives take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the Head of Government. Executive power is exercised by the government. The President heads the executive branch and appoints the Cabinet; like many presidential democracies, each member of the cabinet need to be approved by the Parliament. The President, along with their pick for vice president, is directly elected by the denizens to a five-year term by a secret ballot. Once in office, they could be re-elected to a second 5-year term, which is the limit allowed by the Constitution. The current President of the Maldives is Mohamed Muizzu, when his predecessor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih lost the 2023 Maldivian presidential election.
The Maldives has remained an independent nation throughout its recorded history, save for a brief spell of Portuguese occupation in the mid-16th century. From 1887 to 1965, the country was a British protectorate while retaining full internal sovereignty. At its independence in 1965, the Maldives joined the United Nations on 20 September.
Ibrahim Hussein Zaki is a politician of the Maldives.
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.
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, and Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2022. In addition, he is the Prime Minister–designate since April 2024, and is expected to take office on 15 May 2024. He is also Minister for Finance since 2021, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore since 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015, and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC between 2011 and 2015.
Adam Shareef Umar is a Maldivian politician who is currently the Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works.
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Maldives is the ministry responsible for managing the public finances of the Maldives.
Moosa Zameer is incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives. Earlier, He served as Minister of Tourism of Maldives from 28 October 2015 to 11 November 2019. He served as the chairman of the Social Council of Maldives for the same duration. Moosa Zameer was also a member of the 17th Majlis from 2009 - 2014.
Dr Mohamed Muizzu is a Maldivian politician who is the 8th and current president of the Maldives since 2023. He previously served as Housing Minister and was the Mayor of Malé from 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed is a Maldivian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Islamic Affairs since 17 November 2023.
Mohamed Shafeeq is a Maldivian politician. He is the incumbent Finance Minister of the Maldives. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). He joined the corporation in 2009, and was appointed to the post of CFO in 2021.
Ali Ihusaan is a Maldivian politician who serves as the minister of Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology. On 17 November 2023, he was appointed as Homeland Minister by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. He also served as a member of Maldives Monetary Authority.
Maryam Mariya is a Maldivian politician who is Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development. She was serving as Visiting Scholar at Maldives National University.
Abdulla Rafiu is a Maldivian sports physician currently the incumbent Minister of Sports, Fitness and Recreation ministry.
Ahmed Shiyam is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources.
Mohamed Saeed is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
The following lists events that happened during 2024 in the Maldives.
In January 2024, relations between India and Maldives, traditionally close neighbors with strong historical and cultural ties, became strained due to derogatory remarks by Maldivian cabinet ministers and concerns over racism, targeted towards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as India.
Mohamed Muizzu's tenure as the 9th President of the Maldives began with his inauguration on 17 November 2023. Muizzu, a People's National Congress politician who previously served as Housing Minister for two terms under president Mohamed Waheed Hassan and Abdulla Yameen. Muizzu was the Mayor of Malé from 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
The Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu is the current most senior level of the executive branch of the current Government of the Maldives. The cabinet ministers were appointed following the inauguration of President Mohamed Muizzu.
