Senate of the Maldives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of People |
| History | |
| Founded | January 1953 |
| Disbanded | January 1954 |
| Preceded by | Unicameral Majlis |
| Succeeded by | Unicameral Majlis |
| Leadership | |
President | Fatima Ibrahim Didi 1953-1954 |
| Seats | 18 |
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The Senate of the Maldives was the upper house of parliament in the Maldives during the First Republic of the Maldives.
The republican constitution was adopted on 1 January 1953.[1] It introduced a bicameral parliament including Senate as upper chamber and House of People as lower chamber.[2] Mohamed Amin Didi was elected as the first president.[1]
The Senate had 18 members.[1] Nine members were elected by the House of People and nine members were appointed by the President of the Maldives.[3] Fatima Ibrahim Didi was the President of the Senate.[4][5]
The republican constitution was abolished on 5 January 1954. A subsequent referendum in January 1954 reintroduced Sultanate of the Maldives[6] and a unicameral parliament.[7]
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- ^ Office of Commonwealth Relations (1953). The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book. Vol. 3. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 191.
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- ^ Samararatne, Dinesha; Daly, Tom Gerald, eds. (23 January 2024). Democratic Consolidation and Constitutional Endurance in Asia and Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780192899347.