The Maldives has remained an independent nation throughout its recorded history, save for a brief spell of Portuguese occupation in the mid-16th century. From 1900 to 1965, the country was a British p
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton receives Former Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem, July 2011
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed in 2009
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at COP29 in Baku, November 2024.
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician, statesman and diplomat who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Transport from 1977 to
Foreign relations of the Maldives
…amicably decided their maritime boundary in 1976, although a minor diplomatic incident occurred in 1982 when the brother of the President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom declared that the neighbouring Minicoy Island that belonged to India were a part of Maldives; Maldivies quickly and officially denied that it was laying…
Formal portrait, 2008
Gayoom speaking during his campaign, in Malé, October 2003
Portrait, c. 1980s
Gayoom with Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, 2001 in Japan