Abdulla Yameen

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Abdulla Yameen, 2014

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom Yameen (born May 21, 1959 in Malé ) is a Maldivian politician of the Progressive Party of the Maldives , who was President of the Republic of Maldives since November 17, 2013. In the presidential election on September 23, 2018, he was defeated by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih , who therefore succeeded him on November 17, 2018.

Life

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom was born on May 21, 1959 in Malé, the capital of the Republic of Maldives. His father, Abdul Qayyoom Ibrahim, was the attorney general. His older half-brother (some sources speak of brother) is Maumoon Abdul Gayoom , who ruled the Maldives autocratically for three decades, from 1978 to 2008.

Yameen attended the Majeediyya School in Malé and studied at the American University of Beirut and the Claremont Graduate University . After a 2012 coup against the marine scientist and human rights activist Mohamed Nasheed , behind which Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was, and after months of unrest and three postponed elections, Yameen became president on September 7, 2013. He succeeded Mohammed Waheed Hassan in office. Yameen was also supported by wealthy resort owner and business tycoon Gasim Ibrahim (Villa Group). During the election campaign, Yameen promised a strong advocacy of law and order, the death penalty should be carried out in future, prison sentences extended and citizens being monitored across the board. Oil production should also be promoted and tourism expanded.

Yameen is married.

Explosion on the President's speedboat

On September 28, 2015, there was an explosion on the speedboat the President was on after returning from a Hajj in Saudi Arabia . The background initially remained unclear. Yameen was unharmed, only some of his companions, including his wife, were slightly injured. The FBI investigated the boat and found no evidence of a bomb explosion. On October 24, 2015, Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was arrested on suspicion of a murder conspiracy against Yameen for high treason. On November 4, 2015, Yameen declared a state of emergency over the Maldives for 30 days . The statement came two days before a planned demonstration by the leading opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). The official justification for the measure was the discovery of weapons and explosives near the presidential residence. After just under a week, the state of emergency was lifted again.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FAZ.net:Maldives, autocrats Brother Yameen wins election
  2. ↑ http://www.srf.ch/news/international/malediven-neuer-praesident-ist-halbbruder-des-autokrats-gayoom
  3. ↑ Maldives president unhurt in blast boat on return from Hajj. BBC News, September 28, 2015, accessed October 24, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b Maldives declares 30-day emergency. BBC News, November 4, 2015, accessed December 27, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Murder plot: Vice President of the Maldives arrested ORF.at, October 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Malé: Maldives declare a state of emergency. In: Zeit Online. November 4, 2015, accessed November 4, 2015 .
  7. ^ Pressure on opposition: President of the Maldives imposes a state of emergency. Spiegel online, November 4, 2015, accessed December 27, 2017 .
  8. ↑ State of emergency lifted in the Maldives . The West, November 11, 2015, accessed the same day
personal data
SURNAME Yameen, Abdulla
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yameen, Abdulla Abdul Gayoom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Maldivian politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Malé , Maldives