Fathimath Ibrahim (; born 9 September 1960) served as the

first lady of the Maldives First Lady of the Maldives () is the title attributed to the wife of the President of the Maldives, president of the Maldives. The title of First Lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current first lady is Sa ...

from 2013 to 2018 as the wife of

Abdulla Yameen Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. Yameen was elected president in the 2013 presidential election as the candidate of the Progressive Party (P ...

, the 6th president of the Maldives. She was the first person wearing a

hijab Hijab (, ) refers to head coverings worn by Women in Islam, Muslim women. Similar to the mitpaḥat/tichel or Snood (headgear), snood worn by religious married Jewish women, certain Christian head covering, headcoverings worn by some Christian w ...

, to become first lady in the Maldivian history.

Early life

Fathimath Ibrahim was born on 9 September 1960. She was the daughter of Aishath Moosa (1936–2016). On 25 February 1985, Ibrahim married

; they have three children, daughter Ghaadhaa and son Zain.

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1960 births Living people First ladies of the Maldives Progressive Party of Maldives politicians People's National Front politicians People from Malé {{maldives-bio-stub

Early life

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