Amina I of the Maldives | |||||
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Sultana of the Land and Sea, Lady of the Twelve-Thousand-Islands, Sultana of the Maldives | |||||
Reign | Maldives: 1753–1754 (as monarch) Maldives: 1773–1774 (as regent) | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammad Imaaduddeen III (First reign) | ||||
Successor | Amina II | ||||
Born | 2 February 1724 Malé, the capital of Maldives | ||||
Died | after 1774 Hulhiyandhoo Island | ||||
Spouse | Ali Shahbandar | ||||
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Dynasty | Dhiyamigili Dynasty | ||||
Father | Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar II of Maldives | ||||
Mother | Aisha Manikfan |
Amina I of the Maldives also called Amina Kabafaanu and Aminath Kabafan (2 February 1724 – died after 1773), was sultana regnant of the Maldives from 1753 until 1754.[1] She also served as joint regent with her spouse Ali Shah Bandar Vela’ana’a Manikufa’anu in 1773 during the pilgrimage of her brother Sultan Muhammed Ghiya'as ud-din to Mecca.[1]