Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik | |
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ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2012 | |
| 5th President of the Maldives | |
| In office 7 February 2012 – 17 November 2013 | |
| Vice President | Mohammed Waheed Deen |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Succeeded by | Abdulla Yameen |
| Vice President of the Maldives | |
| In office 11 November 2008 – 7 February 2012 | |
| President | Mohamed Nasheed |
| Preceded by | Hassan Zareer (1977) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Waheed Deen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1953 Malé, Maldives |
| Citizenship | |
| Political party | Jumhooree Party (since 2023) |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (Dhivehi: ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed, under whom he served as Vice President. He had previously worked as a news anchor, a teacher, a principle, a United Nations international civil servant with UNICEF, UNDP and UNESCO, and as member of the Maldivian Parliament.
He assumed the office of president on 7 February 2012, following the resignation of the incumbent, Mohamed Nasheed. Initially, Nasheed claimed that a coup d'état had occurred, however these claims were proved to be false by an independent report from the Commission of National Inquiry.[1] Nasheed initially accepted this report "with reservations", but later refuted it in its entirety.
His short tenure in office is regarded as one of the most turbulent periods in Maldivian history.[1] Waheed was subjected to racial abuse during his presidency and was branded a traitor by the supporters of his former ally Mohamed Nasheed. Waheed was defeated in the 2013 election, having received only a little over 5% of the vote. Amid controversy over vote tampering and following a police investigation, the results of that election were later annulled by the Supreme Court of the Maldives, after which Waheed chose not to stand for re-election.[2]
Waheed is the oldest person to have been sworn into the office of President, having been sworn in at the age of 59.
- ^ a b "CoNI Report". CONI Report. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "France24 News Agency Report on Stalled Election". France24 News. Retrieved 24 October 2021.