Abdulla Yameen
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.
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom | |
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ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް | |
Official portrait, 2015 | |
| 6th President of the Maldives | |
| In office 17 November 2013 – 17 November 2018 | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Mohammed Waheed Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
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| Born | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom 21 May 1959 Reendhoomaage, Malé, Maldives |
| Political party | People's National Front (since 2023) |
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| Spouse | Fathimath Ibrahim |
| Children | 3 |
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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. 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.
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.