Ibrahim Falah

In 2014, Falah was elected a member of the People's Majlis to represent Inguraidhoo constituency, he was sworn in May 2014, and left the position following the 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election.^[1]

In April 2024, Falah was elected a member of the People's Majlis, and on 28 May 2024,^[2] he was sworn in to the position, representing Raa Inguraidhoo constituency.^[3] He later became the 20th Parliament Majority leader, as a member of the People's National Congress.^[4] In August 2024, he was elected the chair of the Housing Committee at the parliament.^[5]

In relation to the controversial Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, Falah called for the impalement of journalists.^[6] He received backlash online and from the opposition.^[6] Falah defended himself by saying he didn't call for anyone to be executed.^[7] The Maldives Journalists Association filed a police case over his remarks saying that his remarkes contradict the principles of Islam.^[8] President Mohamed Muizzu vowed an investigation into his remarks but didn't condemn his remarks which drew criticism from civil society groups.^[9][10] The Maldives Police Service consulted the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) in Falah's investigation.^[11]