Maumoon abdul gayoom biography of william

President of the Maldives from to

"Maumoon" and "Gayoom" redirect here. For other uses, see Maumoon (disambiguation) and Gayoom (disambiguation).

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (gah-YOOM; born Abdulla Maumoon Khairi; 29 December ) is a Maldivian politician, statesman, diplomat and scholar who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from to He previously served as the Minister of Transport from to , and as the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from to The longest-serving Maldivian president, Gayoom was the longest-serving leader in Asia.

Gayoom was born and raised in Malé. After serving as a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, he returned to the Maldives in and worked as a teacher at Aminiya School.

Maumoon abdul gayoom biography of william

He was later appointed the manager of shipping department at the government. Gayoom was placed under house arrest in for criticising the policies of the then-president Nasir. He was later banished to Makunudhoo for