History of Maldives

Hilaalee dynasty, 1388–1573 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Hilaalee dynasty was one of the earlier Muslim ruling-dynasties of the history of the Maldives. It ruled the country from 1388 to 1573. The first king of the Maldivian Hilaalee dynasty was Hassan I of the Maldives and he was proclaimed king in the year 1388 AD. It came under Portuguese power in 1558 and was disestablished in 1573 after the Utheemu rebellion against the Portuguese presence.

Seat of power: Malé

United Suvadive Republic, 1959–1963 Draft, not yet reviewed

The United Suvadive Republic was a short-lived breakaway state from the Sultanate of Maldives that existed between 1958 and 1963, consisting of the three southern atolls of the Maldive archipelago: Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll, and Fuvahmulah. The first president of the nation was Abdulla Afeef Didi. The republic's secession occurred during the struggles of the Maldives' emergence as a modern nation. The United Suvadive Republic inherited a Westminster system of governance cloned from the United Kingdom, along with other institutional structures.

Seat of power: Hithadhoo

Maldives, 1968 to today Draft, not yet reviewed

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. In the 12th century, partly due to the importance of the Arabs and Persians as traders in the Indian Ocean, Islam reached the Maldivian Archipelago. From the mid-16th century, the region came under the increasing influence of European colonial powers, with the Maldives becoming a British protectorate in 1887. Independence from the United Kingdom came in 1965, and a presidential republic was established in 1968 with an elected People's Majlis.

Seat of power: Malé

Rulers

• Ibrahim Nasir, President of the Maldives, 1968–1978
• Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives, 1978–2008
• Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, 2008–2012
• Mohamed Waheed Hassan, President of the Maldives, 2012–2013
• Abdulla Yameen, President of the Maldives, 2013–2018
• Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Maldives, 2018–2023
• Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Maldives, 2023 to today