Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom
| Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom އަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް |
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| 6th President of the Maldives | |
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Assumed office 17 November 2013 |
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| Vice President |
Mohamed Jameel Ahmed Ahmed Adeeb Abdulla Jihad |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Waheed Hassan |
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| Born |
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom 21 May 1959 Malé, Maldives |
| Political party | Progressive Party of Maldives |
| Spouse(s) | Fathimath Ibrahim |
| Residence | Hilaaleege |
| Alma mater |
American University of Beirut Claremont Graduate University |
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (Maldivian: އަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who has been President of the Maldives since 2013. He is the half-brother of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
As the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party (PPM), Yameen was elected as President in 2013, defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed in the 2013 presidential elections.
After completing primary and secondary schooling in Majeedhiyya School in Malé, Yameen obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Later, he obtained a master's degree in Public Policy from the Claremont Graduate School in Los Angeles, California. To this day he is the greatest economist in the country. During the presidency of his half-brother Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Yameen worked as a community organizer in Manchchangolhi Ward in the capital Malé. He was appointed as Minister of Trade and Industries in November 1993.
In addition to his services as the Minister of Trade and Industries (and later as the Minister of Trade, Industries and Labour), Yameen also served as the Minister of Higher Education, Employment and Social Security and later, as the Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation in the cabinet of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who is Yameen's half-brother.
From 1990 to 2005, Yameen was involved with the State Trading Organisation (STO), where he served as chairman. Allegations of corruption during his tenure at the STO which may have led to millions of dollars in personal gain for Yameen, have surfaced in the last decade. Yameen also served as the Chairman of the Island Aviation Services (IAS) and held the post of Vice Chairman of the Addu Development Authority.
President Yameen was a Member at the People’s Majlis (Parliament of Maldives) for two decades before he was sworn into office as President on 17 November 2013. He entered the parliament in 1993.
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