The Inauguration of

Mohamed Muizzu Mohamed Muizzu (born 15 June 1978) is a Maldivian politician and engineer who has been serving as the 8th president of the Maldives and leader of the People's National Congress (Maldives), People's National Congress since 2023. He previously ...

as the 8th President of the Republic of the Maldives, The ceremony took place on 17 November 2023, at the Republic Square of the Maldives (). the 6th presidential inauguration 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 ...

, was one of the biggest presidential inauguration in the Maldivian history. Following the inauguration,

Maldives National Defence Force Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ) is the military, national military responsible for defending the national security, security and sovereignty of the Maldives. It is primarily responsible per the Constitution of the Maldives, constitut ...

welcomed the new president with a 21-gun salute. Later in the night of 17 November, it was celebrated with fireworks in the capital of the

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 ...

Roles of People's Majlis

Planning & Organizing

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 ...

''(parliament)'' organized and planned the event, which they decided the time of the event, (16:45) and designed the stage as a replica of the parliament.

Construction and cost

The construction of the Inauguration was undertaken and held by

MNDF Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF; ) is the national military responsible for defending the security and sovereignty of the Maldives. It is primarily responsible per the constitution to defend and protect the Republic, its territorial in ...

's Sifainge Welfare Company Private Limited (SIWEC). SIWEC was given MVR 22.9 Million (US$1 Million) For construction and Preparation of the ceremony.

Attendees

A total of 3500 People attended the inaugural ceremony, including 49 delegates who came as special representatives of Presidents, Monarchs & Prime Ministers. Such attendees include former Maldivian Presidents, such as president

Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed (; born 17 May 1967), also known as Anni (), is a Maldivians, Maldivian politician and activist who served as president of the Maldives from 2008 until his resignation in 2012. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Part ...

Mohamed Waheed Hassan Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (; 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 Nashe ...

and

Muizzu Mohamed Muizzu (born 15 June 1978) is a Maldivian politician and engineer who has been serving as the 8th president of the Maldives and leader of the People's National Congress since 2023. He previously served as housing minister from 2012 ...

's predecessor,

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (; born 4 May 1964), popularly known as Ibu, is a Maldivian politician who served as the 7th President of the Maldives from 2018 to 2023. Solih was a parliamentarian for 15 years, he represented the Hinnavaru constitue ...

References

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