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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

1937 - Today

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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( gah-YOOM; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Transport from 1977 to 1978, and as the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from 1976 to 1977. The longest-serving Maldivian president, Gayoom was the longest-serving leader in Asia. Gayoom was born and raised in Malé. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is the 969th most popular politician (up from 1,309th in 2019), the most popular biography from Maldives and the most popular Maldivan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ranks 969 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Radu cel Frumos, Umar II, Lucius Caesar, Richard I of Normandy, and Lazar of Serbia. After him are Shunzhi Emperor, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, William Jennings Bryan, Robert the Bruce, and Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ranks 15. Before him are Ridley Scott, Boris Spassky, Ahmed Yassin, Martti Ahtisaari, Bobby Charlton, and Jane Fonda. After him are Queen Sonja of Norway, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Renzo Piano, Robert Coleman Richardson, and Robert Lucas Jr..

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In Maldives

Among people born in Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ranks 1 out of 11. After him are Abdulla Yameen (1959), 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, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ranks 1. After him are Abdulla Yameen (1959), 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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