This is a list of presidential international trips made by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as the 7th president of the Maldives from November 2018 to November 2023.
At the end of his presidential term, Solih has made 43 trips to 14 countries.
Number of visits | Country |
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1 visit (6) | |
2 visits (3) | |
3 visits (2) | |
7 visits (1) | |
8 visits (2) |
# | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Ref |
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1 | India | New Delhi | 16–18 December | State visit, Met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind | [1] |
# | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Ref |
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2 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3–6 January | Unofficial visit | [2] |
3 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 14–17 January | Official visit at the invitation of the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. met with Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. | [3] |
4 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3–5 February | Official visit at the invitation of the President Maithripala Sirisena, as the Guest of Honor of the 71st Independence Day celebrations of Sri Lanka. | [4] |
5 | Singapore | Singapore | 27 February–2 March | Unofficial visit | [5] |
6 | India | New Delhi | 22–23 April | Official visit at the invitation of the Indian government. Met with the Cricket Board of India and held discussions. | [6] |
7 | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 29–31 May | Working visit, to attend the 14th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation | [7] |
8 | Singapore | Singapore | 29 June–2 July | State visit, met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob | [8] |
9 | Mauritius | Port Louis | 19–22 July | Official visit at the invitation by the Mauritian government and working visit to attend 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games | [9] |
10 | Seychelles | Victoria | 2–4 August | State visit, at the invitation by the President and the Vice President of Seychelles. Met with President Danny Faure | [10] |
11 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 14–17 August | Unofficial visit | [11] |
12 | United States | New York City | 23–30 September | Working visit, to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with President Donald Trump. | [12] [13] |
13 | Japan | Tokyo | 20–26 October | State visit, to attend the Enthronement Ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. Met with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and held discussions | [14] |
14 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 29 November–2 December | Official visit at the invitation of the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. Met with Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | [15] |
15 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 31 December–4 January 2020 | Unofficial visit | [16] |
# | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Ref |
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16 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 3–6 January | Unofficial visit. Met with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi | [17] |
17 | Qatar | Doha | 14–15 March | Official Visit. Met with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar | [18] |
18 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 15–18 March | State visit, met with Prime Minister Hasina, President and A. K. Abdul Momen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs | [19] |
19 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 21–23 June | Unofficial visit | [20] [21] |
20 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 20–23 July | Unofficial visit | [22] [23] |
21 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 27–31 July | Unofficial visit | [24] [25] |
22 | United States | New York City | 19–28 September | Official working visit. Attended the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and addressed to the UNGA. Met with the President of the UNGA and Solih's foreign minister Abdulla Shahid | [26] [27] |
23 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 25–30 October | Official visit to attend the Expo 2020 | [28] |
24 | United Kingdom | Glasgow, London | 31 October–4 November | Working visit, to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Met with Many world leaders | [29] |
25 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 8–10 November | Official visit, to honor the opening ceremony of the "2021 Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy" football tournament. Met with president Gotabaya Rajapaksa | [30] |
26 | 30 December–2 January | Unofficial visit |
# | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Ref |
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27 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 16–19 January | Official visit, to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Met with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi | [31] |
28 | Singapore | Singapore | 10–15 February | Unofficial visit | [32] |
29 | 23 February–6 March | Unofficial visit. In this visit, Solih underwent a Theroid surgery, in which before the surgery he transferred presidential power to Vice president Faisal. | [33] | ||
30 | 14–17 April | Unofficial visit | [34] | ||
31 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 15–16 May | Official visit, to attend the funeral of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | [35] |
32 | Rwanda | Kigali | 23–27 June | Working visit, to attend the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. | [36] |
32 | Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 4–13 July | Unofficial visit, to perform Hajj pilgrimage | [37] |
33 | India | New Delhi | 1–4 August | Official visit at the invitation of prime minister Narendra Modi. Met and held official talks with the President, Prime Minister, Minister of External Affairs of India. | [38] |
34 | United Kingdom | London | 17–22 September | Official visit to attend the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. | [39] |
35 | Bahrain | Manama | 5–8 October | State visit at the invitation of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. | [40] |
36 | Singapore | Singapore | 12–15 October | Unofficial visit | [41] [42] |
37 | Qatar | Doha | 12–15 December | Official visit at the invitation of the Qatari Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. | [43] |
# | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | Ref |
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38 | Singapore | Singapore | 20–26 February | Unofficial visit | [44] |
39 | Qatar | Doha | 4–7 March | Working visit to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries | [45] |
40 | Germany | Berlin | 7–11 March | State visit. Met with president Frank-Walter Steinmeier. | [46] |
42 | United Kingdom | London | 3–8 May | Official and Working visit. Attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla. Met with King Charles III. | [47] |
43 | Singapore | Singapore | 15–17 June | Unofficial visit | [48] |
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