Vice President of the Maldives

Vice President of the Maldives is the holder of a public office created by the Constitution of the Maldives. The current office-holder is Abdulla Jihad, since June 2016.

Ibrahim Muhammad Didi was the first Vice President, and was an appointee, while Mohammed Waheed Hassan was the second (and first elected) Vice President. Mohammed Waheed Deen was the third Vice President, and also an appointee, while Mohamed Jameel Ahmed was the fourth (and second elected) Vice President.

The Vice President is the first in the line of succession to the Presidency in the event of the President's death, resignation, or removal from office.

The post of the Vice President are described in article 112 of the constitution as follows:

Articles 117 and 122 then goes on to describe the Responsibilities of the Vice President.

As a result of these responsibilities, the Office of the Vice President and its duties are determined by the President. Under the current government, President Nasheed has charged the Vice President's office with implementing a plan to become Carbon Neutral by 2020, as well as to tackle a drug problem which affects more than half of the youth population.

The first Vice President of the Maldives was Ibrahim Muhammad Didi of Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party, who was appointed to the position by President Mohamed Amin Didi (1 January 1953 to 2 September 1953). On the terms that the vacancy of the office of the President leads to the succession of the Vice President to presidency, Ibraahim Didi also served as acting president from 2 September 1953 to 7 March 1954 after the banishment of Mohamed Amin Didi.

From 1954 onwards, the Maldives would not have another appointed Vice President, which included the rule of Muhammad Fareed Didi and the Presidencies of Ibrahim Nasir and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

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