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href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Maldives.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Maldives.svg/110px-Emblem_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Maldives.svg/165px-Emblem_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Maldives.svg/220px-Emblem_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="531" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: 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href="/wiki/Mohamed_Muizzu" title="Mohamed Muizzu">Mohamed Muizzu</a> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Maldives" title="Vice President of the Maldives">Vice President of the Maldives</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Hussain_Mohamed_Latheef" title="Hussain Mohamed Latheef">Hussain Mohamed Latheef</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_Maldives" title="Cabinet of the Maldives">Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#eeee">Legislature</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parliament_of_the_Maldives_(2019_to_2024_updated).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/People%27s_Majlis#Speaker_of_the_People's_Majlis" title="People's Majlis">Deputy Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Nazim" title="Ahmed Nazim">Ahmed Nazim</a><br /> </p> <hr /> <span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://majlis.gov.mv/en/20-parliament/members">Parliament Members</a></span></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_the_Maldives" title="Judiciary of the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Judiciary</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Maldives" title="Chief Justice of the Maldives">Chief Justice</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Muthasim_Adnan" title="Ahmed Muthasim Adnan">Ahmed Muthasim Adnan</a> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Maldives" title="Supreme Court of the Maldives">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_the_Maldives" title="High Court of the Maldives">High Court</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#02274d; color:#eeee; border: 1px double #8C959A;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Maldives" title="Elections in the Maldives"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #eeee; text-decoration: inherit;">Elections</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><b>National Elections</b> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_presidential_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Maldivian presidential elections">Presidential elections</a></b><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1952_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1952 Maldivian presidential election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1968 Maldivian presidential election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1973 Maldivian presidential election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1978 Maldivian presidential election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1983 Maldivian presidential election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1988 Maldivian presidential election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1993 Maldivian presidential election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="1998 Maldivian presidential election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2003 Maldivian presidential election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2008 Maldivian presidential election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2013 Maldivian presidential election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2018 Maldivian presidential election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Maldivian_presidential_election" title="2023 Maldivian presidential election">2023</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Parliamentary Elections</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="1994 Maldivian parliamentary election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="1999 Maldivian parliamentary election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Maldivian_parliamentary_election" title="2005 Maldivian parliamentary election">2005</a></li> <li><a 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The last Prime Minister was <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Zaki_(politician)" title="Ahmed Zaki (politician)">Ahmed Zaki</a>, during the presidency of <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Nasir" title="Ibrahim Nasir">Ibrahim Nasir</a>. On 6 March 1975, Zaki was removed from office and the position was abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-paccomm_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paccomm-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prime_ministers_of_the_Maldives">Prime ministers of the Maldives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Prime ministers of the Maldives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ibrahim_Dorhimeyna_Kilegefan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ibrahim Dorhimeyna Kilegefan (page does not exist)">Ibrahim Dorhimeyna Kilegefan</a> served as Prime Minister on three occasions between 1883 and 1925. <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Majeed_Didi" title="Abdul Majeed Didi">Abdul Majeed Didi</a> served as Prime Minister from 1926 to 1932. <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Fareed_Didi" title="Muhammad Fareed Didi">Muhammad Fareed Didi</a> served as Prime Minister from 1932 to 1944. <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Amin_Didi" title="Mohamed Amin Didi">Mohamed Amin Didi</a> served as Prime Minister from 1945 to 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After restoration of the Sultanate, <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Ali_Didi" title="Ibrahim Ali Didi">Ibrahim Ali Didi</a> served as Prime Minister from March 1954 to 1957<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Nasir" title="Ibrahim Nasir">Ibrahim Nasir</a> served as Prime Minister from December 1957 to November 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the Republic, there has been only one Prime Minister. <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Zaki_(politician)" title="Ahmed Zaki (politician)">Ahmed Zaki</a> served as Prime Minister from August 1972 to March 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Zaki was dismissed by Nasir, the post was abolished by Nasir and the abolishment was approved by <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Majlis" title="People's Majlis">People's Majlis</a>. At the same time, appointment of <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Maldives" title="Vice President of the Maldives">vice presidents</a> occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-paccomm_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paccomm-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Maldives" title="Politics of the Maldives">Politics of the Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Maldives" title="History of the Maldives">History of the Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="List of sultans of the Maldives">List of sultans of the Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_head_of_state_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="List of head of state of the Maldives">List of head of state of the Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Maldives" title="Vice President of the Maldives">Vice President of the Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_Maldives" title="First Lady of the Maldives">First Lady of the Maldives</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_the_Maldives&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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