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Mohammed Waheed Hassan

1953 - Today

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Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed, under whom he served as Vice President. He had previously worked as a news anchor, a teacher, a principle, a United Nations international civil servant with UNICEF, UNDP and UNESCO, and as a member of the Maldivian Parliament. He assumed the office of president on 7 February 2012, following the resignation of the incumbent, Mohamed Nasheed. Initially, Nasheed claimed that a coup d'état had occurred, however these claims were proved to be false by an independent report from the Commission of National Inquiry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Waheed Hassan is the 3,553rd most popular politician (up from 15,627th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Maldives (up from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Maldivan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohammed Waheed Hassan ranks 3,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Ernest of Austria, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Bardiya, Tahmasp II, Muhammad I Tapar, and Michelle Obama. After him are Yuri of Goguryeo, Heshen, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Emperor Kōgen, Antoinette de Bourbon, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Mohammed Waheed Hassan ranks 47. Before him are Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Paul Allen, Malcolm Young, Jim Jarmusch, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. After him are James Horner, Kitarō, Ségolène Royal, Alfred Molina, Gaetano Scirea, and Michael J. Sandel.

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In Maldives

Among people born in Maldives, Mohammed Waheed Hassan ranks 3 out of 11. Before him are Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937), and Abdulla Yameen (1959). After him are 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, Mohammed Waheed Hassan ranks 3. Before him are Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937), and Abdulla Yameen (1959). After him are 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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