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Mohamed Nasheed

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Maldivian politician, 4th president of the second republic of Maldives

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Mohamed Nasheed is a Maldivian politician and journalist who has served as the President of the Maldives. Born in 1967 in Malé, he is a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party and holds citizenship in the Maldives. He was educated at Liverpool John Moores University and speaks Maldivian and English. Nasheed is a Muslim of the Sunni tradition and is married to Laila Ali Abdulla, with whom he has two children. He has resided in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

Nasheed was a candidate in the 2008 and 2013 Maldivian presidential elections. He has been recognized as a prisoner of conscience and received the Champions of the Earth award. As an author, he wrote *Maldives, a historical overview of traditional Dhivehi polity, 1800-1900*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1967
Works
1

Top works

  • Maldives, a historical overview of traditional Dhivehi polity, 1800-1900

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Other
Gender
Male
Origin
Bangladesh
Active from
1987-07-01

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Quotes

  • India is a huge country but it always listens to us, the smaller countries... I trust democracy far more than any other form of governance.
  • Well, if I did cooperate with Waheed, this country will go down the drain immediately. The people of this country elected a leader, and that was me. I have been removed forcefully and they want me back. But, I’m saying “Okay, let’s have new elections and see who the people want again”. If I step aside, if I join the Rebel Government, the people of this country will lose faith.
  • One time they said it was terrorism, another time they said it was acting against the constitution, another time they said it was alcohol.
  • My message to you is continue the protests, continue despite the odds, and eventually, together, we will reach that crucial number, 350.
  • We believe that the only prudent way forward and the solution is for Waheed to resign and the speaker of parliament to take over the government until elections are over.
  • I graciously accept defeat. We lost by a very small margin. Democracy is a process. It is up to us to make it work. The MDP has always asked for a government elected by the people. Today is a happy day for the Maldives - we now have an elected government.

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Key facts

Vice president
Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Preceded by
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Succeeded by
Mohamed Waheed Hassan
President
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Deputy
Eva Abdulla
Constituency
Central Mahchangolhi
Born
( 1967-05-17 ) 17 May 1967 (age 59) , Malé , Maldives
Party
Maldivian Democratic Party (2003–2023; 2025–present)
Other political affiliations
The Democrats (2023–2025)
Spouse s
Laila Ali Abdulla ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2021 ) ​ , Yumna Rushdi ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 ) ​
Alma mater
Liverpool John Moores University
Religion
Islam
Nickname
Anni

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Political career

2005 civil unrest

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mohamed Nasheed” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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