Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim

Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim
އަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް އިބްރާހިމް
Gayoom, 1970s
7th Attorney General of the Maldives
In office
23 August 1950 – 17 May 1951
Prime MinisterMohamed Amin Didi
Preceded byMohamed Nasir Manik
Succeeded byMohamed Jameel
Personal details
Born(1897-10-18)18 October 1897
Malé, Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
Died30 April 1982(1982-04-30) (aged 84)
Malé, Maldives
Children25, including Maumoon, Hameed, and Yameen

Sheikh Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim (Dhivehi: އަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް އިބްރާހިމް; 18 October 1897 – 30 April 1982), commonly known as Maafaiygey Dhon Seedhi, was a Maldivian politician and judge who served as Attorney General of the Maldive Islands from 1950 to 1951.[1]

Gayoom was the father of presidents, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He is also the father of Abdulla Hameed Abdul Gayoom, who twice served as Speaker of the People's Majlis.

  1. ^ "Attorney General's Office". 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.