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Mohamed Nasheed
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Mohamed Nasheed is a Maldivian politician and journalist who has served as the President of the Maldives. Born in 1967 in Malé, he is a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party and holds citizenship in the Maldives. He was educated at Liverpool John Moores University and speaks Maldivian and English. Nasheed is a Muslim of the Sunni tradition and is married to Laila Ali Abdulla, with whom he has two children. He has resided in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.
Nasheed was a candidate in the 2008 and 2013 Maldivian presidential elections. He has been recognized as a prisoner of conscience and received the Champions of the Earth award. As an author, he wrote *Maldives, a historical overview of traditional Dhivehi polity, 1800-1900*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1967
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Maldives, a historical overview of traditional Dhivehi polity, 1800-1900
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Mohamed Waheed Hassan
- Preceded by
- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
- Succeeded by
- Mohamed Waheed Hassan
- President
- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
- Deputy
- Eva Abdulla
- Constituency
- Central Mahchangolhi
- Born
- ( 1967-05-17 ) 17 May 1967 (age 59) , Malé , Maldives
- Party
- Maldivian Democratic Party (2003–2023; 2025–present)
- Other political affiliations
- The Democrats (2023–2025)
- Spouse s
- Laila Ali Abdulla ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2021 ) , Yumna Rushdi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 )
- Alma mater
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Religion
- Islam
- Nickname
- Anni
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Maldives
- Place of birth
- Malé
- Spouse
- Laila Ali Abdulla
- Occupation
- journalist
- Political party
- Maldivian Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Official website
- raeesnasheed.com
- Image
- Mohamed Nasheed by UNDP.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Sri Lanka
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- Mohamed Nasheed
- date of birth
- 1967-05-17
- name in native language
- މުހައްމަދު ނަޝީދު
- candidacy in election
- 2008 Maldivian presidential election
- social media followers
- 262365
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Political career
2005 civil unrest
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