List of Maldivian presidential candidates

This is a list of Maldivian presidential candidates. The first Maldivian presidential election was held in 1952, which was the first Republic. The first republic was later abolished. The Second Republic was started in 1968, and the first presidential election of the Second Republic was in the same year.[1][2]

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Year # Candidate Party Vice Presidential candidate Votes Result Ref
1952 Mohamed Amin Didi RMP Ibrahim Mohamed Un­known Won [3]
1968 Ibrahim Nasir IND Abdul Sattar Moosa Un­known Won [2]
1973 Ibrahim Shihab Un­known Won [2]
1978 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom IND 01.2 Vacant; No Vice president Un­known Won [4]
1983 57,913 Won
1988 69,373 Won
1993 Un­known Won
1998 86,504 Won
2003 DRP 102,909 Won
2008 1 Qasim Ibrahim JP Ahmed Ali Sawaad 27,056 Lost [5]
2 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom DRP Ahmed Thasmeen Ali 71,731
(First Round)
82,121 (Second Round)
Lost
3 Hassan Saeed IND Ahmed Shaheed 29,633 Lost
4 Mohamed Nasheed MDP Mohamed Waheed Hassan 44,293
(First Round)
97,222 (Second Round)
Won
5 Ibrahim Ismail SLP Fathimath Nahid Shakir 1,382 Lost
6 Umar Naseer IDP Ahmed Rizwy 2,472 Lost
2013 1 Qasim Ibrahim JP Hassan Saeed 48,131 Lost [6]
2 Mohamed Waheed Hassan GIP Ahmed Thasmeen Ali 10,750 Lost
3 Abdulla Yameen PPM Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 61,278
(First Round)
111,203 (Second Round)
Won
4 Mohamed Nasheed MDP Mustafa Lutfi 96,764
(First Round)
105,181 (Second Round)
Lost
2018 1 Abdulla Yameen PPM Mohamed Shaheem 96,052 Lost [7][8]
2 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih MDP Faisal Naseem 134,705 Won
2023 1 Umar Naseer IND Maaz Saleem 6,343 Lost [9][10]
2 Hassan Zameel IND Mariyam Aleem 327 Lost
3 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih MDP Mohamed Aslam 86,161
(First Round)
109,868 (Second Round)
Lost
4 Mohamed Muizzu PNC Hussain Mohamed Latheef 101,635
(First Round)
129,159 (Second Round)
Won
5 Qasim Ibrahim JP Ameen Ibrahim 5,460 Lost
6 Ahmed Faris Maumoon IND Abdul Sattar Yoosuf 2,979 Lost
7 Ilyas Labeeb TD Hussain Amr 15,839 Lost
8 Mohamed Nazim MNP Ahmed Adheel Naseer 1,907 Lost

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References

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  1. ^ "Government of the Maldives: Branches, History, The president". Facts and Details. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Malediven, 27. September 1968 : Ibrahim Nasir als Präsident" [Maldives, September 27, 1968: Ibrahim Nasir as President]. Direct Democracy (in German). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ Amir, Hassan (December 2011). "Islamism and radicalism in the Maldives" (PDF). Calhoun - NPS Institutional Archive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Malediven, 28. Juli 1978 : Maumoon Abdel Gayoom als Präsident" [Maldives, July 28, 1978: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as President]. Direct Democracy (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Presidential Election 2008". Elections Commission. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Presidential Election 2013". Elections Commission. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  7. ^ "3 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރ 2018 ވީ އާދީއްތަ ދުވަހު ބޭއްވުނު ރިޔާސީ އިންތިޚާބުގެ ރަސްމީ ނަތީޖާ". Gazette of the Maldivian Government (in Divehi). Elections Commission. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Presidential Election 2018 Statistics". Elections Commission. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 ސެޕްޓެންބަރު 9 ވީ ހޮނިހިރު ދުވަހު ބޭއްވި ރިޔާސީ އިންތިޚާބުގެ ރަސްމީ ނަތީޖާ" [9 September 2023 Saturday's Presidential election second round's results]. Gazette of the Maldivian Government (in Divehi). Elections Commission of the Maldives. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 ސެޕްޓެންބަރު 30 ވީ ހޮނިހިރު ދުވަހު ބޭއްވި ރިޔާސީ އިންތިޚާބުގެ ދެވަނަ ބުރުގެ ރަސްމީ ނަތީޖާ". Gazette of the Maldivian Government (in Divehi). Elections Commission. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.