Jumhooree Party

The Jumhooree Party (Dhivehi: ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ, Republican Party) is a political party in the Maldives. The party was founded by a group of MPs on 26 May 2008, and grew quickly, rapidly overtaking the Maldivian Democratic Party to become the largest opposition party in the Majlis for that year.

Republican Party
ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
LeaderQasim Ibrahim
Founded26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
HeadquartersMalé, Maldives
Youth wingYouth League
Women's wingWomen’s League
Membership18,349
IdeologyIslamic democracy
Nationalism
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
People’s Majilis
3 / 80
Website
jumhooree.org

Membership as of 5 March 2024

The party's leader and its presidential candidate is businessman and former finance minister Qasim Ibrahim.

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