Ruler · 1937 – present

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Born 1937, living; politician. President of the Maldives (Maldives), 1978 – 2008.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1937; living
In office: 30 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Maldives
Left it: ending not on record; nothing on record

President of the Maldives

Maldives · the 2nd of 7 dated reigns · 1968 – 2023

Ibrahim Nasir1968 – 1978

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom1978 – 2008

Mohamed Nasheed2008 – 2012

Mohamed Waheed Hassan2012 – 2013

Abdulla Yameen2013 – 2018

2 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1978 – 2008 · 30 years · came to it aged 41

Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

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