Official Portrait of His Excellency President Al Ustaz Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
3rd President of the Maldives
In office 11 November 1978 – 11 November 2008
Preceded by
Ibrahim Nasir
Succeeded by
Mohamed Nasheed
Personal details
Born
Abdulla Maumoon
(1937-12-29) 29 December 1937 (age 86) Malé, Maldives
Political party
Maldives Reform Movement (2019–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (before 2005)
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (2005–2011)
Progressive Party of Maldives (2011–2017)
Spouse
Nasreena Ibrahim
(m. 1969)
Relations
Abdulla Yameen (half-brother)
Children
Faris, Dunya, Ghassan and Yumna
Parent
Sheikh Abdul Gayyoom Ibrahim (father)
Religion
Islam
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Arabic: مأمون عبد القيوم; Dhivehi: މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician who served as President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as transport minister, he was nominated president by the People's Majlis and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir in 1978. He was defeated in 2008 during the first Presidential Elections after democratic reforms in the Maldives.[1] He holds the nations highest award, "The Most Honourable Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee", presented to him in 2013.[2] Maumoon was the longest-serving president in Asia.[citation needed]
In opposition, Maumoon continued to serve as leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party until January 2010, when he retired from active politics. He however returned to active politics in September 2011 as leader of the newly formed Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), whose candidate Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, Maumoon's half-brother, was victorious in the 2013 presidential elections. In July 2016, due to disagreements between president Yameen and Maumoon, the party split into two factions. Later in October, Maumoon withdrew his support for president Yameen and joined the Maldives United Opposition.[3][4]
Maumoon was arrested on 5 February 2018, for conspiring to overthrow the government along with his son-in-law Mohamed Nadheem. His son son, Faris Maumoon, was also arrested. Maumoon was freed on bail in September 2018 and later acquitted.
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^President's Office Maldives, President's Office Maldives (26 July 2013). "The Most Honourable National Award conferred to President Gayoom". Maldives President's Office.
^Ahmed, Fathimath Saya (7 January 2018). "Maumoon maintains "firm commitment against supporting the govt."". raajje.mv. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^"Is this the formation of a Z-PPM?". Avas. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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