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Mohammed Waheed Hassan

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Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as the fifth president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having previously served as vice president from 2008 to 2012. He assumed the presidency following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed. An official Commission of National Inquiry report later concluded the transfer of power was legal and constitutional and that Nasheed's resignation was voluntary. During 2013, he ran for president but received about five percent of the vote in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Mohammed Waheed Hassan is the 3,552nd most popular politician (up from 15,619th in 2024), 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 3,552 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 Sayed Mohamed Adnan (1983).

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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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