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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | |
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އިބްރާހީމް މުޙައްމަދް ޞޯލިޙް | |
.jpg) Official Portrait, 2018 | |
| 7th President of the Maldives | |
| In office 17 November 2018 – 17 November 2023 | |
| Vice President | Faisal Naseem |
| Preceded by | Abdulla Yameen |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Muizzu |
| Member of the People's Majlis | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 16 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Jeehan Mahmood |
| Constituency | Hinnavaru |
| In office 1994 – 27 May 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Lhaviyani Atoll |
| President of the Maldivian Democratic Party | |
| In office 24 November 2023 – 20 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Succeeded by | Abdulla Shahid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1962 Hinnavaru, Maldives |
| Political party | Maldivian Democratic Party (after 2003) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Dhivehi: އިބްރާހީމް މުޙައްމަދް ޞޯލިޙް; born 1 March 1962), commonly known as Ibu,[1] is a Maldivian politician[2] who served as president of the Maldives from 2018 to 2023.[3]
Solih was first elected to the People's Majlis in 1994, then aged 32 as the MP from his home atoll of Faadhippolhu. He played a leading role in the formation of the Maldivian Democratic Party[4] and the Maldives political reform movement from 2003 until 2008, which led to the country adopting a new modern constitution and the establishment of a multi-party democracy for the first time in its history. Solih was also a senior member of parliament[5] and the Special Majlis which wrote the country's constitution. Solih was elected president of Maldives on 23 September 2018 following the 2018 presidential election.[6]
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- ^ "Ibrahim Mohamed Solih". Maldivian Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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- ^ "Maldives election: Opposition defeats China-backed Abdulla Yameen". BBC News. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.