Ibrahim Nasir ابرهیم ناصر |
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އިބްރާހިމް ނާޞިރު | |
2nd President of the Maldives 1st President of the Second Republic |
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In office 11 November 1968 – 11 November 1978 |
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Preceded by | Office Created Maldives Sultanate (Muhammad Fareed Didi) |
Succeeded by | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
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Born | 2 September 1926 Fuvahmulah, Maldives |
Died | 22 November 2008 Singapore |
(aged 82)
Resting place | Malé, Maldives |
Nationality | Maldivian |
Spouse(s) | Aishath Zubair (Tuttudon Goma) Maryam Saeed Didi Naseema Mohamed Kaleyfān |
Children | Ahmed Nasir Ali Nasir Muhammad Nasir Aishath Nasir Ismail Nasir |
Religion | Islam |
Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan (Maldivian: އިބްރާހިމް ނާޞިރު ރަންނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލޭގެފާނު), KCMG, NGIV (Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya, Maldivian: ނިޝާން ޣާޒީގެ ޢިއްޒަތްތެރި ވެރިޔާ) (Insignia of the Most Distinguished Order of Ghazi) (September 2, 1926 – November 22, 2008) was a Maldivian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Maldives under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi from 1957 to 1968 and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from 1968 to 1978.
Ibrahim Nasir was born to Ahmad Didi of the famous Velaanaage family and Nayaage Aishath Didi. Nasir is descended from the famous Huraa and Dhiyamigili royal dynasties of the Maldives. Nasir's mother, Aishath Didi, was the daughter of Moosa Didi, son of Dhadimagu Ganduvaru Maryam Didi, daughter of Husain Didi, son of Al-Nabeel Karayye Hassan Didi, son of Prince Ibrahim Faamuladheyri Kilegefan, son of Sultan Muhammed Ghiya'as ud-din, son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar II, son of Sultan Muhammad Imaduddin II of the Dhiyamigili dynasty.
Nasir married three times and had five children. His first wife was Aisha Zubair (Tuttudon Goma), whom he married in 1950. They had a son named Ahmed Nasir. In 1953 he married Mariyam Saeeda Didi with whom he had two sons, Ali Nasir and Mohamed Nasir. In 1969 Nasir married Naseema Mohamed Kaleyfan, with whom he had a son and daughter, Ismail Nasir and Aishath Nasir, respectively.
Ibrahim Nasir served as the Prime Minister under the rule of Muhammad Fareed Didi from 12 December 1957 until the former was sworn in as the first President of the Second Republic of Maldives.