Abdullah Afeef

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Abdullah Afeef
އަބްދުﷲ އަފީފު ދީދީ
President of the United Suvadive Republic
In office 2 January 1959 – 23 September 1963
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	1916 Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll, Maldives
Died	13 July 1993(1993-07-13) (aged 76–77) Victoria, Seychelles
Citizenship	Maldives Seychelles
Spouse	Aneesa Ali Didi
Children	Ahmed Afif

Abdullah Afeef (1916 – July 13, 1993) was the only President of the United Suvadive Republic from 1959 to 1963. Born in Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll, Afeef was an educated and well-respected individual from a family of notables. Owing to his knowledge of the English language, he served as a translator to the British military at Gan airbase in the same atoll. His local name was Elha Didige Ali Didige Afeefu.

Abdullah Afeef was the breakaway nation's first and only president. The Suvadive government was unceremoniously dismantled by the British and the Maldive Islands' government representatives in 1963. Following this, Abdullah Afeef was exiled to the Seychelles where he died about 30 years later. Southern islanders still remember him fondly as "our Afeefu".