Mamoon Abdul Gayoom
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom مومون عبدالقیوم GCMG |
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| 3rd President of the Maldives | |
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In office 11 November 1978 – 11 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Nasir |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Nasheed |
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29 December 1937 Malé, Maldives |
| Political party |
Progressive Party of Maldives (2011–present) Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (2005–2011) Independent (Until 2005) |
| Spouse(s) | Nasreena Ibrahim (married 1969) |
| Children |
Dunya Maumoon Yumna Maumoon Farish Maumoon Ghassan Maumoon |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: މައުމޫން އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް; born December 29, 1937), is a Maldivian Statesmen and an Islamic scholar who ruled the country as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Transport, he was nominated as President by the Majlis (Parliament) of the Maldives and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir in 1978. He was defeated in the October 2008 presidential election. In opposition, he continued to serve as leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party until January 2010, when he retired from active politics. However, in September 2011, he returned to Maldivian politics as the leader of the newly formed Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
In July 2016, Maumoon due to disagreements between president Abdulla Yameen and Maumoon, the party split into two factions. Later in October 27, Maumoon withdrew his support for president Abdulla Yameen and joined the Maldives United Opposition.
Gayoom was arrested on 5 February 2018, for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government along his son-in-law Moamed Nadheem. Maumoon son, Farish Maumoon, was repeatedly arrested and released and arrested again a day after his release. Maldivian Democracy Network reported Maumoon and Farish were being tortured by not allowing medical treatment.
Mamoon Abdul Gayoom is the son of Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim (Maafaiygey Dhon Seedhi) and Khadheeja Moosa. His father had 25 children from 8 wives. He is the 11th child of his family.
He spent most of his youth in Egypt. He was part of a group of 15 students chosen at the initiative of Mohamed Amin Didi to get an education abroad. At the age of 10, in 1947, he embarked for Egypt. However, because of the troubles which led to the Arab-Israeli war of 1948–1949, his layover in Ceylon, scheduled to last several days, lasted for two and a half years during which he studied at the Buona Vista College, Galle and at Royal College, Colombo.
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