Abdulla Yameen

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom
ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް
Official portrait, 2015
President of the Maldives
In office
17 November 2013 – 17 November 2018
Vice President
Preceded byMohammed Waheed Hassan
Succeeded byIbrahim Mohamed Solih
Personal details
Born
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom

(1959-05-21) 21 May 1959 (age 64)
Reendhoomaage, Malé, Maldives
Political partyPeople's National Front (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseFathimath Ibrahim
Children3
Alma mater

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.

Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (PPM), defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed in the second round of the re-run, after the initial election was annulled.[1] He was the second democratically elected president of the Republic of the Maldives. Yameen's presidential tenure oversaw a number of infrastructure development projects, such as airports and healthcare facilities, most of which were financed through loans from the Chinese government. His presidency was rife with allegations of human rights infringements and corruption. He left office on 17 November 2018 following his defeat in the 2018 presidential election to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[2][3][4]

Following his departure from office, Yameen was charged with corruption and money laundering in connection to the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation scandal, and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

  1. ^ "Maldives Election: Abdulla Yameen Wins Run-Off Vote". BBC News. 16 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Maldives Swears in New President". Al Jazeera. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Yameen Sworn in as President of the Maldives". BBC News. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Maldives Profile – Leaders". BBC News. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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