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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Politician

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mamun Abdül Gayyum · Maumoon Abdul Gayoom · Maumun Abdul Gayum · Maumunas Abdul Gajunas · Maumún Abdul Gajúm · 16 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abdulla Maumoon Khairi · Gayoom, Maumoon Abdul · Maumoom Abdul Gayoom · Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom · Maumoon Gayoom · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Gayoom · 加堯姆 · 加尧姆 · 穆蒙·阿卜杜勒·加尧姆				[sources]
Birth date	1937-12-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Malé				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Maldives				[sources]
Citizenship	Maldives				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q297957				[sources]
Position	President of the Maldives (1978-2008)				[sources]
Education	Al-Azhar University · Dhaka College · Royal College, Colombo · The American University in Cairo				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

3rd President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-15

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yumna Maumoon Politician	child	-	-
Abdulla Hameed Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Maldives	1978-11-11	2008-11-11

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Abdulla Yameen Politician	sibling	-	-
Dunya Maumoon Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,388

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,022

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Wikidata349,902

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,807

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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