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 Maldivian Democratic Party is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives with a total membership of 50,980 individuals as of July 28,2024.
David William Parker is a New Zealand lawyer,businessman and politician who has been a Labour Party Member of Parliament since 2002.
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.
John Anthony Barrasso III is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming,a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Wyoming State Senate from 2003 to 2007. As Senate majority whip since 2025,he is the second-ranking Senate Republican.
Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Setiawangsa since May 2018. He previously served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the PR and PH state administrations under former Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali from September 2014 to May 2018,Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Setia from March 2008 to May 2018,Chairman of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee from December 2019 to March 2020 and Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor from March 2008 to June 2010. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as a Vice President of PKR since July 2022. He served as the 3rd Youth Chief of PKR from August 2014 to November 2018,Communications Director of PKR from August 2010 to September 2013,1st Youth Chief of PH from October 2017 to December 2018 and State Youth Chief of PKR of Selangor.
The climate change policy of the United States has major impacts on global climate change and global climate change mitigation. This is because the United States is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world after China,and is among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the world. Cumulatively,the United States has emitted over a trillion metric tons of greenhouse gases,more than any country in the world.
Alok Kumar Sharma,Baron Sharma,,is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as President for COP26 from 2021 to 2022,having previously served as Secretary of State for Business,Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2020 to 2021 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2019 to 2020. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West from 2010 to 2024 and has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.
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.
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. Approximately 70 percent of the Maldives' total debt is attributed to Chinese projects,with an annual payment of US$92 million to China,constituting around 10 percent of the country's entire budget. China has become pervasive in the Maldives,exerting influence over infrastructure,trade,and energy sectors,raising concerns of a new form of Chinese entrapment.
Darren Wayne Woods is an American businessman who is the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of ExxonMobil since January 1,2017.
On June 1,2017,US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would cease all participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation,contending that the agreement would "undermine" the U.S. economy,and put the U.S. "at a permanent disadvantage".
Aminath Shauna is a Maldivian politician who served as the Minister of Environment,Climate Change,and Technology of the Maldives.
The Ministry of Finance and Planning is the ministry responsible for managing the public finances,national development planning,and statistics of the Maldives.
Mohamed Muizzu is a Maldivian politician and engineer who has been serving as the 8th president of the Maldives and leader of the Progressive Congress coalition since 2023. He previously served as housing minister from 2012 to 2018,making him the longest-serving housing minister in Maldivian history. Muizzu was the mayor of Maléfrom 2021 until his resignation in 2023.
Ali Haidar Ahmed is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Higher Education,Skill Development and Labour. He previously served as the Minister of Housing,Land and Urban Development.
Ibrahim Waheed,popularly known as Asward,is a Maldivian politician who is the incumbent Minister of Youth Empowerment,Information and Arts.
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 Maléfrom 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.
Ibrahim Mimrah is a Maldivian politician who serves as the Minister of State for Climate Change,Environment and Energy in the Cabinet of Mohamed Muizzu.
