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Abdulla Yameen

1959 - Today

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Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (PPM), defeating Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed in the second round of the re-run, after the initial election was annulled. He was the second democratically elected president of the Republic of the Maldives. Yameen's presidential tenure oversaw a number of infrastructure development projects, such as airports and healthcare facilities, most of which were financed through loans from the Chinese government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdulla Yameen is the 3,275th most popular politician (up from 16,493rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Maldives (up from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Maldivan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdulla Yameen ranks 3,275 out of 19,576. Before him are Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara, Musa ibn Nusayr, Ernak, Canute VI of Denmark, Liuvigild, and Albert of Saxony. After him are Canute V of Denmark, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Amenemhat I, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Ajax the Lesser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Abdulla Yameen ranks 23. Before him are Hugh Laurie, Robert Smith, Milorad Dodik, Drew Weissman, Bernd Schuster, and Sting. After him are Alberto Fernández, Gerhard Berger, Sean Bean, Boris Nemtsov, Ken Watanabe, and Michael Kors.

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In Maldives

Among people born in Maldives, Abdulla Yameen ranks 2 out of 11. Before him are Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937). After him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953), Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1962), Mohamed Muizzu (1978), Ibrahim Nasir (1926), Mohamed Nasheed (1967), Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901), Mohamed Amin Didi (1910), Abdulla Shahid (1962), Ali Ashfaq (1985), and Hassan Saaid (1992).

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Among POLITICIANS In Maldives

Among politicians born in Maldives, Abdulla Yameen ranks 2. Before him are Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937). After him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953), Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1962), Mohamed Muizzu (1978), Ibrahim Nasir (1926), Mohamed Nasheed (1967), Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901), Mohamed Amin Didi (1910), and Abdulla Shahid (1962).

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