Muhammad Fareed Didi

Muhammad Fareed Didi
King Mohamed Fareed I
King of the Maldives
ReignMarch 7, 1954 – November 11, 1968
PredecessorPresident of the Maldives
(Mohamed Amin Didi)
SuccessorPresident of the Maldives
(Ibrahim Nasir)
Born(1901-01-11)January 11, 1901[citation needed]
Malé, Maldives
DiedMarch 27, 1969(1969-03-27) (aged 68)[citation needed]
Malé, Maldives
Burial
SpouseMugurigey Waheeda
IssueFareedha Umar
Names
Muhammad Fareed Didi
HouseHuraage
DynastyHouse of Huraa
FatherSultan Abdul Majeed Didi
MotherPrincess Veyogey Dhon Goma
ReligionIslam

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]