List of heads of state of the Maldives
Huraa dynasty (first restoration)
| Name | Regnal Name | Monarch from | Monarch until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen II | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1774 | 1774 | Uncle of Sultan Hasan 'Izz ud-din. |
| Sultan Muhammad Mu'iz ud-din | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1774 | 1779 | Son of Sultan Hasan 'Izz ud-din. Popularly known as Kalhu Bandaarain |
| Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen I | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1779 | 1799 | Brother of Sultan Muhammad Mu'iz ud-din. |
| Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1799 | 1835 | Son of Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen I. |
| Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen IV | Kula Sudha Ira Siyaaka Saasthura Audha Keerithi Katthiri Bovana | 1835 | 1882 | Son of Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen I. |
| Sultan Ibrahim Nooraddeen | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1882 | 1886 | Abdicated in favor of his nephew Muhammad Mueenuddeen. |
| Sultan Muhammad Mueenuddeen II | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1886 | 1888 | Abdicated in favour of his uncle the former Sultan Ibrahim Nooraddeen. |
| Sultan Ibrahim Nooraddeen | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1888 | 1892 | Second reign. |
| Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen V | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1892 | 1893 | His cousin Hassan Nooreddine Maandhoogey Manippulu acted as his regent due to his age. The regent abdicated in his name in favour of his older half brother. |
| Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1893 | 1893 | Brother of Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen V. His cousin Hassan Nooreddine Maandhoogey Manippulu acted as his regent due to his age. His cousin abdicated in his name and assumed the throne himself. |
| Sultan Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1893 | 1902 | Former regent for Sultans Muhammad Imaaduddeen V and Muhammad Shamsuddeen III. Deposed while in the Ottoman Empire. |
| Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III | Kula Sundhura Katthiri Bavana | 1902 | 1934 | Second reign which ended when he was deposed and exiled. |
| Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen II | Kula Sudha Ira Siyaaka Saasthura Audha Keerithi Katthiri Bavana | 1935 | 1943 | Forced to abdicate. |
| Interregnum | 1944 | 1952 | Abdul Majeed Didi was elected Sultan but was never installed and continued to live in Ceylon. Maldives ruled by Council of Regency headed for a time by former Sultan Hassan Nooraddeen II. Following the death of Abdul Majeed, and after a national referendum, the Maldives became a republic. | |
First Republic of Maldives
Huraa dynasty (second restoration)
| Name | Regnal Name | Monarch from | Monarch until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan Sir Muhammad Fareed Didi | Keerithi Maha Radun (no coronation) | 1954 | 1968 | Grandson of Muhammad Mueenuddeen II. Took the title of King Muhammad Fareed Didi in 1965, when the British protectorate of the Maldives ended. Deposed by a national referendum which decided to replace the sultanate with a republic. |
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Party | Vice President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
 Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Mohamed Amin Didi (1910–1954) |
1952 | 1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | 244 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | |
| — |  |
Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (1902–1981) |
— | 2 September 1953 | 7 March 1954 | 186 days | Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party | Vacant | |
 Sultanate of the Maldives (1954–1968) | |||||||||
| Post abolished | |||||||||
| — |  |
Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969) Sultan (King from 1965) |
— | 7 March 1954 | 11 November 1968 | 14 years, 249 days | The Royal Family | — | |
 Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present) | |||||||||
| Post restored | |||||||||
| 2 |  |
Ibrahim Nasir (1926–2008) |
1968 | 11 November 1968 | 11 November 1973 | 10 years | Independent | Office abolished | |
| 1973 | 11 November 1973 | 11 November 1978 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi Ahmad Hilmy Didi Ibrahim Shihab Ali Maniku | ||||||
| 3 |  |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937–) |
1978 | 11 November 1978 | 11 November 1983 | 30 years | Independent (until 21 February 2005) |
Office abolished | |
| 1983 | 11 November 1983 | 11 November 1988 | |||||||
| 1988 | 11 November 1988 | 11 November 1993 | |||||||
| 1993 | 11 November 1993 | 11 November 1998 | |||||||
| 1998 | 11 November 1998 | 11 November 2003 | |||||||
| 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 11 November 2008 | Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party | ||||||
| 4 |  |
Mohamed Nasheed (1967–) |
2008 | 11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012 | 3 years, 88 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Mohammed Waheed Hassan | |
| 5 |  |
Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953–) |
— | 7 February 2012 | 17 November 2013 | 1 year, 283 days | Gaumee Itthihaad | Mohammed Waheed Deen | |
| 6 |  |
Abdulla Yameen (1959–) |
2013 | 17 November 2013 | 17 November 2018 | 5 years | Progressive Party of Maldives | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | |
| Ahmed Adeeb | |||||||||
| Abdulla Jihad | |||||||||
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1964–) |
2018 | 17 November 2018 | Incumbent | 2 years, 81 days | Maldivian Democratic Party | Faisal Naseem | |
Latest election
See also
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