Abdulla Saeed

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Abdulla Saeed
އަބްދުﷲ ސައީދު
Saeed in 2016
1st & 3rd Chief Justice of the Maldives
In office 15 December 2014 – 20 June 2018
Nominated by	Abdulla Yameen
Preceded by	Ahmed Faiz
Succeeded by	Ahmed Abdulla Didi
In office 18 September 2008 – 10 August 2010
Nominated by	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ahmed Faiz
Personal details
Born	Abdulla Saeed (1964-09-25) September 25, 1964 (age 59) Meedhoo, Seenu Atoll, Maldives
Education	Al-Azhar University (Sharia And Law, LL.D.)
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Abdulla Saeed (Dhivehi: އަބްދުﷲ ސައީދު; born 25 September 1964) is a Maldivian politician, who was the Chief Justice of the Maldives from September 18, 2008 to August 10, 2010 and December 15, 2014 to June 20, 2018.

On February 6, 2018, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed. alongside Justice Ali Hameed, was arrested under a state of emergency after being accused of trying to overthrow the government.^[1]

On May 8, 2018 he was found guilty of trying to obstruct state functions, being accused of ordering the suspension of the government’s e-letter management system (GEMS) to block the delivery of three letters.^[2] He lost his seat on the bench after Supreme Court rejected his appeal on June 20, 2018.^[3]