Abdulla Saeed
Abdulla Saeed (Dhivehi: އަބްދުﷲ ސައީދު; born 25 September 1964) is a Maldivian politician, who was the Chief Justice of the Maldives from September 18, 2008 to August 10, 2010 and December 15, 2014 to June 20, 2018.
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އަބްދުﷲ ސައީދު | |
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| 1st & 3rd Chief Justice of the Maldives | |
| In office 15 December 2014 – 20 June 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Abdulla Yameen |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Faiz |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Abdulla Didi |
| In office 18 September 2008 – 10 August 2010 | |
| Nominated by | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Faiz |
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| Born | Abdulla Saeed September 25, 1964 Meedhoo, Seenu Atoll, Maldives |
| Education | Al-Azhar University (Sharia And Law, LL.D.) |
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On February 6, 2018, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed. alongside Justice Ali Hameed, was arrested under a state of emergency after being accused of trying to overthrow the government.
On May 8, 2018 he was found guilty of trying to obstruct state functions, being accused of ordering the suspension of the government’s e-letter management system (GEMS) to block the delivery of three letters. He lost his seat on the bench after Supreme Court rejected his appeal on June 20, 2018.
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