Mohammed Waheed Hassan

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Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik
ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު
Official portrait, 2013
5th President of the Maldives
In office 7 February 2012 – 17 November 2013
Vice President	Mohammed Waheed Deen
Preceded by	Mohamed Nasheed
Succeeded by	Abdulla Yameen
Vice President of the Maldives
In office 11 November 2008 – 7 February 2012
President	Mohamed Nasheed
Preceded by	Hassan Zareer (1977)
Succeeded by	Mohammed Waheed Deen
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-03) 3 January 1953 (age 71) Malé, Maldives
Citizenship	Maldives United States
Political party	Jumhooree Party (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	National Unity Party (until 2013) Progressive Party of Maldives (2013–2023)
Spouse	Ilham Hussain
Children	3
Alma mater	American University of Beirut Stanford University
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Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (Dhivehi: ޑރ. މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން މަނިކު; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having succeeded to the office following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed, under whom he served as Vice President. He had previously worked as a news anchor, a teacher, a principle, a United Nations international civil servant with UNICEF, UNDP and UNESCO, and as member of the Maldivian Parliament.

He assumed the office of president on 7 February 2012, following the resignation of the incumbent, Mohamed Nasheed. Initially, Nasheed claimed that a coup d'état had occurred, however these claims were proved to be false by an independent report from the Commission of National Inquiry.^[1] Nasheed initially accepted this report "with reservations", but later refuted it in its entirety.

His short tenure in office is regarded as one of the most turbulent periods in Maldivian history.^[1] Waheed was subjected to racial abuse during his presidency and was branded a traitor by the supporters of his former ally Mohamed Nasheed. Waheed was defeated in the 2013 election, having received only a little over 5% of the vote. Amid controversy over vote tampering and following a police investigation, the results of that election were later annulled by the Supreme Court of the Maldives, after which Waheed chose not to stand for re-election.^[2]

Waheed is the oldest person to have been sworn into the office of President, having been sworn in at the age of 59.