First Lady of the Maldives

First Lady of the Maldives
Incumbent Fazna Ahmed since November 17, 2018
Inaugural holder	Naseema Mohamed
Formation	November 11, 1968

First Lady of the Maldives is the title attributed to the wife of the president of the Maldives. The title of First Lady is utilized by the government and official publications.^[1][2][3] The country's current first lady is Fazna Ahmed, wife of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who had held the position since November 17, 2018. There has been no first gentleman of the Maldives to date.

The Maldives was a sultanate from 1965 until 1968. The Second Republic of the Maldives was established in 1968 with the President as head of state. The position of First Lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence presidency.

First ladies of the Maldives[]

Name	Portrait	Term Began	Term Ended	President of the Maldives	Notes
Naseema Mohamed		November 11, 1968	November 11, 1978	Ibrahim Nasir	Naseema Mohamed was the country's inaugural first lady following the establishment of the Second Republic. She was the third wife of President Ibrahim Nasir.
Nasreena Ibrahim		November 11, 1978	November 11, 2008	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	The longest tenured first lady in the country's history.
Laila Ali Abdulla		November 11, 2008	February 7, 2012	Mohamed Nasheed
Ilham Hussain		February 7, 2012	November 17, 2013	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Fathimath Ibrahim		November 17, 2013	November 17, 2018	Abdulla Yameen
Fazna Ahmed		November 17, 2018	Present (Term ends on 17 November 2023)	Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

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