Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim | |
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އަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް އިބްރާހިމް | |
7th Attorney General of the Maldives | |
In office 23 August 1950 – 17 May 1951 | |
Prime Minister | Mohamed Amin Didi |
Preceded by | Mohamed Nasir Manik |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Jameel |
Personal details | |
Born | Malé, Sultanate of the Maldive Islands | 18 October 1897
Died | 30 April 1982 Malé, Maldives | (aged 84)
Children | 25, 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.