Second Lady of the Maldives
Spouse of the vice president of the Maldives
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Second Lady of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ ނައިބުގެ އަނބިކަނބަލުން) is the title attributed to the wife of the vice president of the Maldives. The title of second lady is utilized by the government and official publications.[1]
| Second Lady of the Maldives | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hilaaleege |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Formation | 11 November 1968 |
| Website | presidency |
The country's current second lady is Aishath Afreen.[2][3]
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 second lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence vice presidency.
Second ladies of the Maldives
| No. | Second Lady | Portrait | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Vice President | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | – | 1 January 1953 | 2 September 1953 | Ibrahim Muhammad Didi | – | |
| Vacant; No Vice president during Velanagey Ibrahim's presidency | |||||||
| 2 | Unknown | – | October 1975 | May 1977 | Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi | – | |
| 3 | Mariyam Amin Didi | – | October 1975 | May 1977 | Ahmad Hilmy Didi | – | |
| 4 | Aminath Didi[4] | – | October 1975 | May 1977 | Ibrahim Shihab | – | |
| 5 | Hafsa Hilmy | – | October 1975 | May 1977 | Ali Maniku | – | |
| 6 | Fathimath Jameel | – | October 1975 | May 1977 | Hassan Zareer | – | |
| Vacant; No Vice president during Maumoon's presidency | |||||||
| 7 | Ilham Hussain |  |
11 November 2008 | 7 February 2012 | Mohamed Waheed Hassan | Ilham is the first person in the Maldives to serve as both first and second lady, she became the first lady after President Nasheed resigned as she was the wife of his vice president. | |
| 8 | Unknown | – | 25 April 2012 | 10 November 2013 | Mohamed Waheed Deen | – | |
| 9 | Haulath Faheem[5] | – | 17 November 2013 | 22 July 2015 | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | – | |
| 10 | Maryam Nashwa[6] | 22 July 2015 | 5 November 2015 | Ahmed Adeeb | – | ||
| 11 | Asima Hussain[1] |  |
22 June 2016 | 17 November 2018 | Abdulla Jihad | – | |
| 12 | Aishath Shamsaadha [7] |  |
17 November 2018 | 17 November 2023 | Faisal Naseem | – | |
| 13 | Aishath Afreen[3] | |
17 November 2023 | Incumbent | Hussain Mohamed Latheef | – | |