37-493: Minority (12) Others (6) Vice President of the Maldives Hussain Mohamed Latheef People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim Presidential elections Parliamentary Elections Referendums Others Minister Moosa Zameer The People's Majlis ( Dhivehi : ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލިސް , romanized : Rayyithunge Majilis )
74-535: A Parliamentary seat with the highest number of votes recorded up to that point. However, he was forced out of the country after having pursued a bill on human rights that was not looked favored upon by the administration at the time. Dr. Waheed then spent 16 years working for UNICEF. Dr. Waheed is currently married to Ilham Hussain and has three children. Their eldest daughter Widhadh (32) is an architect and owns an IT firm in California. Their second daughter Fidha (29)is
111-639: A PhD student in East West psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and their son Salim Waheed (23) is in his final year at Stanford University , studying Political Science. The oath of office of the Vice President is described verbatim in the Maldives constitution. I, …(name of person)…, do swear in the name of Almighty Allah that I will respect the religion of Islam, that I will uphold
148-476: A democratic government was established in 2008 that a single party had been voted into power without the need for a coalition. It is also the first time a party or coalition had been elected with a two-thirds majority, which would enable the legislature to remove judges from the bench. If any other MPs choose to support the government, the MDP faction will reach a three-fourths majority, and will be able to pass amendments to
185-416: A five-year term. Before the ending of the duration for the existing Majlis, a general election is held to elect a new Majlis. Usually a new Majlis is elected thirty days prior to the expiration of the existing Majlis. Once elected, members begin their parliamentary responsibilities after taking the oath of office, stipulated in article 67 of the constitution. Members are guaranteed parliamentary immunity under
222-460: A year. The speaker has the authority to assign the dates for the commencing and closing of the Majlis sessions. For a Majlis session to commence, the meeting should be presided by the speaker or the deputy speaker. The quorum of the Majlis is 26 and this number is required to begin a session of the Majlis. If the quorum is not present, the speaker has to adjourn the session. Most Majlis meetings are open to
259-556: Is decided here. Its working language is Dhivehi . Majlis is the Arabic word for a sitting room. It can also refer to a legislature , and is used in the names of legislative councils and assemblies in some states of the Islamic world . A council was set up by Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen III to draft the Constitution of the Maldives on 9 March 1931. The council completed and implemented
296-414: Is proposed to the bill, the members votes for the amendment first. When the amendments are passed the members vote on to decide the fate of the bill. Once the bill is passed, it is sent to the president within seven days for presidential assent. The president should give his decree on the bill within thirty days or return it to the Majlis for further consideration or consideration of any amendments proposed by
333-497: Is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives . It has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of the Maldives . It is composed of 93 members as of 2024. Each year on the first Monday or Thursday of February, the Majlis is opened by the President of the Maldives . During the opening ceremony, the president outlines his policies and achievements in his presidential term. The annual state budget
370-398: Is the second-highest official in the executive branch of the government of the Maldives , after the president of the Maldives , and ranks first in the presidential line of succession . The vice president is directly elected together with the president to a five-year term of office. Ibrahim Muhammad Didi was the first vice president, and was an appointee, while Mohammed Waheed Hassan
407-642: The Adhaalath Party (AP) and former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom , with a proposed agreement that the MDP would contest 40% of constituencies, the JP 25%, Gayoom supporters 20% and the AP 15%. However, the MDP opted to contest the elections alone after rejecting their proposed seat distribution as being too low. In December 2018 the PPM announced the names of 42 candidates for the elections, including 24 incumbent MPs. However, later in
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#1733094005204444-612: The Gaumee Itthihaad Party became the first elected Vice President of Maldives and was sworn into office on November 11, 2008. Mohamed Nasheed was elected into office as the President of the Maldives and together they effectively ended the 30 year rule of then Asia's longest serving ruler President Gayoom . Dr. Waheed was the senior most Maldivian in the United Nations when he retired from it in June 2008, in order to return to
481-671: The Maldives on 6 April 2019. The result was a landslide victory for the Maldivian Democratic Party , which won 65 of the 87 seats in the People's Majlis . This was the first time in Maldivian history that one party was able to secure a supermajority in parliament. The 87 seats in the People's Majlis were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system . Prior to
518-576: The Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party and the Maldives Third Way Democrats , were also founded in preparation for the elections. The MDP held primary elections in January 2019, with 279 candidates running to become the party's nominees in 77 seats; in nine seats there was only one potential candidate, whilst there were no candidates for the PPM stronghold of Faafu Nilandhoo. Voting
555-413: The constitution and it was publicly torn up. Since then the constitution of the Maldives has been revised a number of times. During the era of First Republic of the Maldives from 1953 to 1954, there was a bicameral legislature which included Senate of the Maldives . The Republican constitution was abolished in January 1954 and unicameral legislature was restored. The present parliamentary building of
592-544: The Constitution of the Republic of Maldives and the fundamental rights of the Maldivian citizens, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Republic of Maldives, and will discharge the duties and responsibilities of the office of Vice President honestly and faithfully in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Maldives. 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in
629-464: The Majlis. The speaker is next in line to be the acting president in case of a vacancy in the president's position, until a new council to govern the state is elected. A deputy speaker is also chosen to assist the speaker of the Majlis and to run the Majlis, when the Speaker is absent or is not fit to fulfill the responsibilities of the Speaker. The sittings of the Majlis are divided into three sessions
666-515: The Maldives Hussain Mohamed Latheef People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim Presidential elections Parliamentary Elections Referendums Others Minister Moosa Zameer The vice president of the Republic of Maldives ( Dhivehi : ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ ނާއިބު , romanized : dhivehiraajjeyge raeesuljumhooriyyaage naaibu )
703-585: The Maldives and become politically active. While in the UN, Dr. Waheed was the head of UNICEF for South Asia , Afghanistan , Yemen , Macedonia, Montenegro , and Turkmenistan . Dr. Waheed was the First Maldivian to receive a PhD having done so from the prestigious Stanford University , having specialized in International Development. He has been involved in politics in Maldives since 1989 when we won
740-570: The Maldives was Ibrahim Muhammad Didi of Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party , who was appointed to the position by President Mohamed Amin Didi (1 January 1953 to 2 September 1953). On the terms that the vacancy of the office of the President leads to the succession of the Vice President to presidency, Ibrahim Didi also served as acting president from 2 September 1953 to 7 March 1954 after the banishment of Mohamed Amin Didi. Ibrahim Nasir appointed several of his cabinet ministers as Vice Presidents following
777-519: The People's Majlis was inaugurated on 1 August 1998, with the presence of Pakistan's then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . The building was built with the assistance of the Pakistani government , who provided a grant of Rs. 45 million ($ 4.25 million) for its construction. In 2003 after the death of a prison inmate, some rioters set fire to the Parliament building. In 2024, a group of politicians, including
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#1733094005204814-593: The Responsibilities of the Vice President. As a result of these responsibilities, the Office of the Vice President and its duties are determined by the President. Under the current government, President Nasheed has charged the Vice President's office with implementing a plan to become Carbon Neutral by 2020, as well as to tackle a drug problem which affects more than half of the youth population. The first Vice President of
851-433: The bill during the debate. The members also have the right to send the bill to any of the related committee for further research and deliberation. If the bill is sent to the committees then there won't be any further debate or voting on the bill, until the committee presents its final findings about the bill. Once the committee stage is over, members cast their votes to decide whether the bill will pass or not. If an amendment
888-429: The constitution on 22 December 1932. This constitution was the basis for the formation, of the first ever Majlis of the Maldives. The meetings of this Majlis were held in the “Hakura Ganduvaru”. The first president or the speaker of the Majlis was Al Ameer Mohammed Farid Didi . Maldives was then ruled by a sultan and the advent of the new constitution was seen as a threat to the sultanate. Thus, mobs were instigated against
925-520: The constitution. Before the 2019 elections , the seat count was increased by two (to 87) after two districts in Male’ were split. In the 2024 parliamentary election which was conducted on 21 April 2024 included 93 constituencies: A speaker is elected among the Members. The speaker chairs the meetings of the Majlis, is responsible for maintaining order in the chamber and supervises the administrative affairs of
962-483: The deputy speaker or a person appointed by the speaker. The Majlis decides the number of members to assign to each committee. The secretariat of the Majlis was established in 1971. Since then it has been the responsibility of the Secretariat to oversee and facilitate the smooth running of the Majlis. Secretariat supports the Majlis with legislative works, manages the administrative affairs and provides technical support to
999-495: The dismissal of Prime Minister Ahmed Zaki . The Maldives did not have Vice Presidents during the rule of Muhammad Fareed Didi and the Presidency of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom . Under the new constitution created the constitutional assembly and ratified by President Gayoom on 7 August 2008, the post of Vice President was once again created with the duties described above. Under the new constitution, Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan of
1036-519: The elections the number of seats was increased from 85 to 87, with two new seats created in Malé ; Machangoalhi Central was created by splitting Malé Central , whilst Hulhu-Henveiru was split into two new constituencies, Henveiru West and Hulhumalé . Prior to the elections, talks about forming an opposition alliance were held between the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), the Jumhooree Party (JP),
1073-433: The members of the Majlis. A secretary general is appointed to run the Majlis secretariat. The general supervises the Majlis secretariat. Legislative proposals are introduced to the Majlis as bills. The government or the members present the bills to the Majlis floor. Once the bill is presented, the committee stage begins and the members debate on the provisions of the bill. Members may also propose amendments or propose to pass
1110-425: The month, former President Abdulla Yameen announced plans to leave the party and join the People's National Congress (PNC) due to a legal dispute over the leadership of the PPM. The PNC had been founded by Fonadhoo MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla with support from Yameen, and was also joined by Faafu Nilandhoo MP Abdulla Khaleel . The PPM and PNC would later announce an alliance for the election. Two other parties,
1147-449: The parliament in other liberal democracies. Two members are elected from each administrative atoll under the present constitution. Another two members are elected from the capital Malé . The president appoints 8 members to the Majlis. In the past the Majlis was fully controlled by the ruling regime but it has changed since the adoption of constitutional reforms in 2008 and the first multi party election in 2009. The members are elected for
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1184-447: The president, started a fight. The president was later taken to hospital. The constitution of the Maldives was re-written in 2008, and the composition, electorates and powers of the Majlis changed drastically. For example, after the change, Majlis had 85 seats, one from each electorate, has an elected speaker from among members, has substantially expanded powers, has been elected in multi-party elections since 2009 and generally resembles
1221-467: The president. If the bill was not returned to the Majlis by the president or even if the president did not ratify the bill within the thirty-day period, the bill is deemed to become law. If the bill is sent back to the Majlis, the members can decide to pass the bill as it was before or they can consider the presidents observations. Vice President of the Maldives Vice President of
1258-400: The public. There are two types of committees in the Majlis. They are the standing committees and the selected committees. There are eleven standing committees in the Majlis, which is responsible for proposing amendments to bills or matters presented to Majlis floor, researching of the proposed bills or matters presented to the Majlis. Members are elected for a period of two and a half years for
1295-402: The standing committees. The responsibility of the standing committees varies, depending on its purpose. Unlike the standing committees, the selected committees are temporary and it's dissolved, once the selected purpose is over. Usually selected committees are made to investigate or research matters related to a present circumstance or an incident. All the committees are chaired by the speaker or
1332-466: Was open to around 86,000 party members, with five incumbent MPs being defeated. Former president Mohamed Nasheed was selected as the Machangoalhi Central candidate. Initial results suggested that the Maldivian Democratic Party was on course to win at least 59 seats, up to a maximum of 68 seats, in the legislature. Ultimately, the MDP won 65 out of the 87 seats. This was the first time since
1369-487: Was the first elected vice president. The vice president is the first in the line of succession to the presidency in the event of the president's death, resignation, or removal from office. The current office-holder is Hussain Mohamed Latheef who was sworn in on 17 November 2023. The post of the Vice President are described in article 112 of the constitution as follows: Articles 117 and 122 then goes on to describe
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