Abbas Ibrahim, (born 13 August 1941) is a Maldivian

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. He is the brother-in-law of former President

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ( ; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Tra ...

. Ibrahim is a former speaker of the Special Constitutional

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(parliament) of the

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

from its convocation in 2004 to 2006. He has served as an MP since 1981 (from 1985 to 1995 he was one of the president's appointed MPs for the Majlis), and was the MP for

Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Gaafu Dhaalu (also known as Southern Huvadhu Atoll or Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi, ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި) is an administrative district of the Maldives formed by the southwestern section of Huvadhu Atoll. It was created o ...

Background

He is from Endherimaage in

Malé Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...

. His sister

Nasreena Ibrahim Nasreena Ibrahim (born 20 December 1950) is a Maldivian activist who was the first lady of the Maldives from November 1978 to November 2008, as the wife of president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. She is the longest tenured first lady in history of the ...

was the First Lady of the Maldives from 1977 to 2008, and his brother

Ilyas Ibrahim Ilyas Ibrahim, () (born December 18, 1945) is the brother-in-law of the former President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom. He was a minister in Maumoon's cabinet for a long time and served as an MP for the capital city Malé from 1980 to 199 ...

is the former Minister for Health and MP for

Laamu Atoll Laamu Atoll (), historically known as Haddhunmathi Atoll (), is an Administrative divisions of the Maldives, administrative division of the Maldives. The administrative capital is Fonadhoo (Laamu Atoll), Fonadhoo Island. It corresponds to the nat ...

. When Ilyas Ibrahim was tried in absentia in 1993 Abbas Ibrahim was removed from his post as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. Abbas Ibrahim was selected by the president as the Speaker of the Special Constitutional Majlis in 2004 after a 'show of hands' election, in defiance of the constitutional requirement for a secret vote. To enforce his election, Gayoom demanded a 'show of hands' among Majlis members. Abbas Ibrahim was the son of Ibrahim Abbas (born Abdul Gadir and formerly known as Dhon Maniku). He was a wealthy trader and advisor to

Mohamed Amin Didi Sumuvvul Ameer Mohamed Amin Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu (; 20 July 1910 – 19 January 1954), popularly known as Mohamed Amin Didi, was a Maldives, Maldivian politician who served as the first president of the Maldives and as the head of governmen ...

who ruled from 1944 until 1953 first as Home Minister and then President for less than a year. Abbas Ibrahim's father was a

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who received high 'beykalun' status late in life. As

Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan (; ; 2 September 1926 – 22 November 2008), , commonly known as Ibrahim Nasir, was a Maldivians, Maldivian politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Maldives from 1957 to 1968 under the monarchy, a ...

rose to power, he was working as a trusted servant of

Muhammad Fareed Didi King Muhammad Fareed Didi (, Al'amīru Muḥanmadu Farīdu Dīdī) , (January 11 1901 – May 27 1969), the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi (Al Munthakhab Liarshi Dhaulathil Mahaldheebiyya), was the last Sultan of Maldives and the fi ...

. He served his leaders faithfully and became boss of

Maafannu Maafannu () is a district of Malé, Maldives. Location within Malé City Maafannu is on the western portion of Malé Island: Notable Places * Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital * Maldives National University Faculty of Health Sciences * Ras ...

, one of Malé's four wards. Together with his brother Ilyas Ibrahim, Abbas Ibrahim inherited control of Maafannu from his father. Abbas was a highly political ward leader like his father.Abbas Ibrahim's biography

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Members of the People's Majlis 1940 births Living people Government ministers of the Maldives {{Maldives-politician-stub Recipients of the Order of Izzuddin