List of Presidents of the Maldives

Parties

      Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party       The Royal Family Huraa Dynasty       Independent       Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party       Maldivian Democratic Party       Gaumee Itthihaad Party

#	President		Took office	Left office	Party	Vice President	Term
	Romanized	Picture
Presidents of the First Republic (1953–1954)
1	Mohamed Amin Didi (1910-1954)		1 January 1953	2 September 1953	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi	1
—	Ibrahim Muhammad Didi (Acting) (?-1980 )		2 September 1953	7 March 1954	Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party	vacant	—
Post abolished[4]
Sultanate of Maldives (1954–1968)
—	Muhammad Fareed Didi (Sultan) (1901-1969 )		7 March 1954	11 November 1968	The Royal Family	—	—
Post restored[5]
Presidents of the Second Republic (1968–present)
2	Ibrahim Nasir (1926-2008)		11 November 1968	11 November 1973	Independent	vacant	2
			11 November 1973	11 November 1978			3
3	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937-)		11 November 1978	11 November 1983	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (formerly Independent)	vacant	4
			11 November 1983	11 November 1988			5
			11 November 1988	11 November 1993			6
			11 November 1993	11 November 1998			7
			11 November 1998	11 November 2003			8
			11 November 2003	11 November 2008			9
4	Mohamed Nasheed (1967- )		11 November 2008	7 February 2012[3]	Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP-Itthihaad Coalition)	Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik	10
5	Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik (1953-)		7 February 2012[1]	Incumbent	Coalition with DRP only	Mohammed Waheed Deen	—