Ilyas Ibrahim, () (born December 18, 1945) is the brother-in-law of the former President of the Maldives

Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom 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 ...

. He was a minister in Maumoon's cabinet for a long time and served as an MP for the capital city

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 ...

from 1980 to 1995. He also served as the 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 ...

, & a member of People's Special Majilis, from 2003 to 2008. He was also the Minister of State for Defence, Minister of Home Affairs of Maldives and the head of State Trading Organization (STO) & Airports Company of the Maldives. The Maldives Airports Company was later dissolved due to bankruptcy and Maldivian was commissioned.

Background

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 1978 to 2008. His brother Abbas Ibrahim was the speaker of the

People's Majlis The People's Majlis () is the unicameral legislative body of Maldives. It has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, as outlined in the Constitution of the Maldives. It is composed of 93 members as of 2024. Each year on the first Mon ...

Presidential bid

In 1993 when Ilyas Ibrahim became Gayoom's only principal rival for the 1993 presidential election, he was subsequently tried in absentia for violation of the constitution, found guilty of treason and sentenced to more than 15 years banishment. Many high-ranking officials of the Government were retired or sacked, including the regional Governors (Atoll Chiefs) who were close to him. The most prominent among was the Suvadive Islands Governor and Atoll Chief Hon. Mohamed Waheed, who was retired as a State Dignitary by the 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 ...

. Except for Governor Mohamed Waheed, remaining Governors were incarcerated. He later returned and resumed his portfolio as a Minister as the Health Minister of

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 ...

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* * Members of the People's Majlis 1945 births Living people Government ministers of the Maldives People convicted of treason Politicians from Malé {{Maldives-politician-stub Health ministers of the Maldives Recipients of the Order of Izzuddin