Yameen, Abdullah
Yameen, Abdullah
(Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom), 1959–, Maldivian politician, president of the Maldives (2013–18). The half-brother of Maumoon Abdul GayoomGayoom, Maumoon Abdul, 1937–, Maldivian political leader, president of the Maldives (1978–2008), b. Malé. He studied at Al-Azhar Univ. in Cairo, then was a research assistant at the American Univ., Cairo (1967–69) and taught at Ahmadu Bello Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. , who was president from 1978 to 2008, Yameen was first elected to parliament in 1993 and served as minister of trade and industries, of higher education, employment and social security, and of tourism and civil aviation. Following the establishment of a multiparty system in 2005, he helped organize the Dhiveh Rayyithunge party (DRP), then led the People's Alliance (PA), which joined dissidents from the DRP to form the Progressive party (PPM). Elected president in 2013, defeating opposition leader and former president Mohamed NasheedNasheed, Mohamed
, 1967–, Maldivian political leader. A journalist, he often ran afoul of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and was imprisoned several times. "Anni" was first elected to parliament in 1999, but lost his seat (2001) due to a theft prosecution that was seen as
..... Click the link for more information. in a rerun election, Yameen used the courts against his political opponents, members of his government, supreme court justices, and Gayoom, who had formed an alliance with NasheedNasheed, Mohamed
, 1967–, Maldivian political leader. A journalist, he often ran afoul of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and was imprisoned several times. "Anni" was first elected to parliament in 1999, but lost his seat (2001) due to a theft prosecution that was seen as
..... Click the link for more information. . In 2018 he lost his reelection bid to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. He was charged with money laundering in 2019.