Ibrahim Nasir

Order	2nd President
President from	1968 – 1978
Preceded by	Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi
Succeeded by	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Born	1926

Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan, NGIV (born 1926) is a Maldivian statesman who served as his country's Prime Minister under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi (from 1957 to 1968 ) and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from 1968 to 1978. He is currently living in Singapore, where he is a citizen. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (471x632, 116 KB)Ibrahim Nasir, Second president of Maldives File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed Muhammad Farid Didi (or Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed) was the sultan the Maldives from March 6, 1954 to 1968. ... Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: މައުމޫނު އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް) (born December 29, 1937), has been the president of the Republic of Maldives since November 11, 1978, having succeeded Ibrahim Nasir. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A Prime Minister is a politician who serves as the head of the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed Muhammad Farid Didi (or Al Ameeru Muhammad Fareed) was the sultan the Maldives from March 6, 1954 to 1968. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Genealogy

President Nasir belongs to royal family of previous Maldivian sultans. President Ibrahim Nasir is the son of Aishath Didi daughter of Moosa Didi son of Dhadimagu Ganduvaru Maryam Didi daughter of Husain Didi son of Al-Nabeel Karayye Hassan Didi son of Prince Ibrahim (Abdulla) Faamuladheyri Kilegefan son of Sultan Muhammad Ghiyasuddin son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar II son of Sultan Muzaffar Muhammad Imaduddin II of Dhiyamigili dynasty. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Political career

President Nasir is widely credited with modernizing the long-isolated and nearly unknown Maldives and opening them up to the rest of the world. His foremost work include that of bringing Maldives to the U N even with the opposition of some nations that felt awkward at including a nation of such a small size. He laid the foundations of the nation by modernizing the fisheries industry with mechanized vessels and starting the tourism industry. Even today the nation is dependent on these two industries as a primary source of income for the nation. The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ...

He is credited with many other improvements some of which include :

• Introducing an English-based modern curriculum to government run schools
• Bringing television and radio to the country with formation of Television Maldives and Radio Maldives for broadcasting radio signals nationwide
• He abolished Vaaru, a tax on the people living on islands outside Malé
• He abolished many other taxes on various imports to the country, some of which have been since re-instated
• He brought about the independence of Maldives from being a protectorate of the British Empire

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Criticism

President Nasir was criticized for his authoritarian methods and repression of political activity during his career. Most notably he has been criticized for his iron-fisted methods in handling an insurrection by the people of Thinadhoo, Addu and Huvadu Atolls, who wanted to form a new government with closer ties to the British. The term authoritarian is used to describe an organization or a state which enforces strong and sometimes oppressive measures against the population, generally without attempts at gaining the consent of the population. ... Political repression means the restriction of the abilities of certain groups of people to take part in the political life of a society; or the persecution of people for their political beliefs. ... For other islands see Thinadhoo Thinadhoo (Dhivehi: ތިނަދޫ) is the capital of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. ... Addu or Seenu Atoll is the southernmost atoll of the Republic of Maldives. ...

Succession

President Ibrahim Nasir was succeeded by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who was then Minister of Transport and former permanent representative of the Maldives to the U N. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: މައުމޫނު އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް) (born December 29, 1937), has been the president of the Republic of Maldives since November 11, 1978, having succeeded Ibrahim Nasir. ...