Muhammad Fareed Didi | |||||
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King Mohamed Fareed I | |||||
King of the Maldives | |||||
Reign | March 7, 1954 – November 11, 1968 | ||||
Predecessor | President of the Maldives (Mohamed Amin Didi) | ||||
Successor | President of the Maldives (Ibrahim Nasir) | ||||
Born | citation needed] Malé, Maldives | January 11, 1901[||||
Died | March 27, 1969citation needed] Malé, Maldives | (aged 68)[||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | Mugurigey Waheeda | ||||
Issue | Fareedha Umar | ||||
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House | Huraage | ||||
Dynasty | House of Huraa | ||||
Father | Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi | ||||
Mother | Princess Veyogey Dhon Goma | ||||
Religion | Islam |
King Muhammad Fareed Didi (Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު މުޙަންމަދު ފަރީދު ދީދީ, Al'amīru Muḥanmadu Farīdu Dīdī) KCMG, (January 11[citation needed] 1901 – May 27[citation needed] 1969), the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi (Al Munthakhab Liarshi Dhaulathil Mahaldheebiyya), was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian monarch to assume the title of "King" with the style of "His Majesty". He was the Sultan of the Maldives from March 7, 1954, until July 26, 1965, and King of the Maldives from July 26, 1965, until November 11, 1968. He was deposed in 1968 from the throne when Maldives became a republic, and died the following year in Maldives.[citation needed]