Abdulla Yameen

Abdulla Yameen
Abdulla Yameen
ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން
	Official portrait, 2013
6th President of the Maldives
	In office; 17 November 2013 – 17 November 2018
Vice President	Mohamed Jameel Ahmed; (2013–2015); Ahmed Adeeb; (2015); Abdulla Jihad; (2016–2018);
Preceded by	Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Personal details
Born	Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom; 21 May 1959; Reendhoomaage, Malé, Maldives
Political party	People's National Front (since 2023)
Other political; affiliations	Progressive Party of Maldives (2011–2023); People's National Congress (affiliated non-member, 2019–2023); People's Alliance (2008–2011); Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (until 2008);
Spouse	Fathimath Ibrahim (m. 1985)
Children	3
Parent	Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim
Alma mater	American University of Beirut; Claremont Graduate University;
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Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.

Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (PPM), defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed in the second round of the re-run, after the initial election was annulled. He was the second democratically elected president of the Republic of the Maldives. Yameen's presidential tenure oversaw a number of infrastructure development projects, such as airports and healthcare facilities, most of which were financed through loans from the Chinese government. His presidency was rife with allegations of human rights infringements and corruption. He left office on 17 November 2018 following his defeat in the 2018 presidential election to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Following his departure from office, Yameen was charged with corruption and money laundering in connection to the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation scandal, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He has since been freed from prison.