Hussain Mohamed Latheef

Hussain Mohamed Latheef
ހުސައިން މުހައްމަދު ލަތީފް
Official portrait, 2024
13th Vice President of the Maldives
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 November 2023
PresidentMohamed Muizzu
Preceded byFaisal Naseem
Member of the People's Majlis
In office
28 May 2014 – 16 November 2023
Preceded byIbrahim Muthalib
Succeeded byAshraf Rasheed
ConstituencyFaresmaathodaa
Personal details
PartyCongress (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseAishath Afreen
Children2
EducationAl-Azhar University
Anglia Ruskin University
Signature
Hussain Mohamed Latheef's voice
Latheef at the closing of the Traffic Monitors Training Programme
Recorded 10 August 2024

Hussain Mohamed Latheef (Dhivehi: ހުސައިން މުހައްމަދު ލަތީފް), commonly known as Sembe (Dhivehi: ސެމްބެ), is a Maldivian politician who has been the 13th Vice President of the Maldives since 2023. He previously served as the Member of the People's Majlis for the Faresmaathodaa constituency from 2014 until his resignation in 2023.

Early life

Hussain Mohamed Latheef was born to Aminath Hussain and Latheef. He graduated from Al-Azhar University with an undergraduate degree in social services and community development in 2009, and from Anglia Ruskin University with a Master of Business Administration in 2018.

Career

In 2004, Latheef became secretary of the Hulhumale' Hospital. He was Senior Vice President of the Football Association of Maldives. He was an assistant investigation officer for the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives.

Latheef joined the Progressive Party of Maldives in 2014, and was a member of its youth-wing. He became a member of the Jumhooree Party in 2018. He later joined the People's National Congress (PNC) and was elected deputy leader in 2023.

In the 2014 election Latheef was elected to the People's Majlis for the Fares-Maathodaa constituency. During his tenure in the People's Majlis he was a member of the Social Affairs, Whole House, Budget, and Public Accounts committees.

Mohamed Muizzu, the presidential nominee of the PNC, selected Latheef as his vice-presidential running mate for the 2023 election. The pair later won the election with 46.06% of the vote in the first round and 54.04% in the second round. Latheef was sworn in as the vice president of the Maldives on 17 November 2023 and resigned as a member of the People's Majlis.

Personal life

Latheef speaks Arabic and English. He is married to Aishath Afreen.

References

  1. 1 2 Hafeez 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 The President's Office.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Pacific Forum International.
  4. ↑ More lawmakers join Jumhooree Party 2018.
  5. ↑ Mohamed 2023.
  6. ↑ People's Majlis.
  7. ↑ Rehan 2023.
  8. ↑ "Result of the Presidential election that took place on Saturday 9 September 2023". Maldives Government Gazette (in Divehi). Elections Commission of Maldives. 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Results of the Second Round of the Presidential Elections that took place on 30 September 2023". Maldives Government Gazette (in Divehi). Elections Commission of Maldives. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dr Mohamed Muizzu sworn in as the 8th President of the Maldives". The President's Office. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Resignations Reduce PPM/PNC Presence in Parliament to Five Members". MV+. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  12. ↑ The President's Office 2023.

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