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Abdulla Yameen

Politician

Abdulla Yameen 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	Abdalláh Jamín · Abdulla Yameen · Abdullah Jamin · Abdullah YAMEEN · Αμπντάλα Γιαμίν · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abdalláh Jamín · Abdalláh Jamín Abdul Gajum · Abdulla Yameen · Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom · Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom Yameen · 21 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	アブドラ・ヤーミン · 阿卜杜拉·亚明 · 阿卜杜拉·亞明·加堯姆				[sources]
Birth date	1959-05-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Malé				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Maldives				[sources]
Country	Maldives				[sources]
Citizenship	Maldives				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Abdulla				[sources]
Last name	Yameen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4665896				[sources]
Position	Majlis (member, 2014-) · President of the Maldives (2013-2018)				[sources]
Education	American University of Beirut · Claremont Graduate University				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-04	Last processed	2025-11-05	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

President of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Maldives	2013-11-17	2018-11-17

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,839

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,560

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,631

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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