Muliaage
| Mulee'aage | |
|---|---|
| މުލީއާގެ | |
| Former names | Muleege |
| General information | |
| Type | Official Residence |
| Architectural style | Colonial Bungalows |
| Address | Mulee Aage, Medhuziyaarai Magu, Henveiru, Malé 20115, Maldives |
| Town or city | Malé |
| Country | Maldives |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 4°10′39″N 73°30′45″E / 4.17750°N 73.51250°E |
| Current tenants | Abdulla Yameen |
| Construction started | 1914 |
| Completed | 1919 |
| Owner | Government of Maldives. |
Mulee'aage (Dhivehi: މުލިއާގެ, pronounced [muliˈəːɡe]) is the 'Official Residence of the President of the Maldives'. Mulee'aage is located in the ward of Henveiru in the historic centre of Malé in close proximity of the Medhu Ziyaarai, the Friday Mosque, and the Munnaru (Grand Minaret of Malé).
The construction of Mulee’aage, was initiated in the year 1914 and completed in 1919. It was commissioned by Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III for his son and heir Prince Hassan Izzuddin. It was built on the style of bungalows in vogue during the colonial era in Ceylon and completed in preparation for the return of Prince Hassan Izzuddin to Male’ in 1920 after completing his education at the Royal College of Colombo.
Mulee'aage, meaning the ‘’new house of Muli’’ was built on the site of ‘’Mulee’ge’’, the ancestral home of Shamsuddeen. Mulee’ge was also the home of Sultan Hasan 'Izz ud-din (or ‘’Dhon Bandaarain’’ 1759-66) from his maternal side. It remained with the Huraa Dynasty rulers throughout its history. The last occupant of Mulee'ge was Prince Mulee’ge Manippulhu, who later ascended the throne as Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III in 1892.
Neither Mulee’aage nor Mulee’ge ever served as a Royal Palace. However, it is located just a stone's throw away from the site of the former royal palace, now the Sultan's Park and the National Museum of Maldives. Most of the buildings in the royal palace grounds were demolished during Ibrahim Nasir’s presidency in the late 1960s. As such, today the nearest one could get to a royal Maldivian palace is Mulee'aage in Male’ and the Utheemu Ganduvaru on the island of Utheemu.
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