Senate of the Maldives
Senate of the Maldives | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Senate House of People |
| History | |
| Founded | January 1953 |
| Disbanded | January 1954 |
| Preceded by | Unicameral Majlis |
| Succeeded by | Unicameral Majlis |
| Leadership | |
President | Fatima Ibrahim Didi 1953-1954 |
| Seats | 18 |
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The Senate of the Maldives was the upper house of parliament in the Maldives during the First Republic of the Maldives.
The republican constitution was adopted on 1 January 1953.[1] It introduced a bicameral parliament including Senate as upper chamber and House of People as lower chamber.[2] Mohamed Amin Didi was elected as the first president.[1]
The Senate had 18 members.[1] Nine members were elected by the House of People and nine members were appointed by the President of the Maldives.[3] Fatima Ibrahim Didi was the President of the Senate.[4][5]
The republican constitution was abolished on 5 January 1954. A subsequent referendum in January 1954 reintroduced Sultanate of the Maldives[6] and a unicameral parliament.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Zahir, Azim (29 November 2021). "Islam and Democracy in the Maldives: Interrogating Reformist Islam's Role in Politics". Routledge.
- ^ Great Britain Office of Commonwealth Relations (1953). "The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book". H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Razee, Husna. "Gender and Development in the Maldives" (PDF). UN Theme Group on Gender.
- ^ "FACT-CHECK: Who Was The First Female Minister of Maldives?". MV+.
- ^ "Female parliamentarians: Setting the bar for future generations". The Edition.
- ^ Tan, Kevin YL; Hoque, Ridwanul (28 January 2021). "Constitutional Foundings in South Asia". Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ^ Daly, Tom Gerald; Samararatne, Dinesha (15 May 2024). "Democratic Consolidation and Constitutional Endurance in Asia and Africa: Comparing Uneven Pathways". Oxford University Press.
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