Ahmed Faris Maumoon

Ahmed Faris Maumoon (born 31 March 1971), commonly known as Faris, is a Maldivian politician who served as Minister of State for Economic Development from November 2013 to June 2015.[1] He was also elected as a member of Parliament (People's Majlis) from June 2015 to May 2019 for Dhiggaru constituency.[2]

Faris Maumoon
ފާރިސް މައުމޫން
Member of Parliament for Dhiggaru
In office
9 June 2015 – 9 May 2019
Preceded byAhmed Nazim
Succeeded byMohamed Rasheed
Personal details
Born (1971-03-31) 31 March 1971
Malé, Maldives
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (2005–2011)
Maldives Reform Movement (2019–2023)
Children1
Parent(s)Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Nasreena Ibrahim

Faris is now an active member and President of the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM), a political party established in 2019 by his father and former president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.[3]

Personal

One of four siblings, the others being Dunya Maumoon, Yumna Maumoon and Ghassan Maumoon, Faris was born and raised in Malé, Maldives.

Education

Following his GCE O Levels from Majeedhiya School in Malé, Faris sat for his GCE A levels in England. Since then, he has completed his BA (Hons) in Combined Social Sciences from the University of Durham, England and completed his MA in International Relations from the University of New South Wales in Australia.

Politics

Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP)

In 2005, Faris was one of the first 50 signatories requesting the formation of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), which went on to be one of the first few political parties to be registered in Maldives. In 2008, with then President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom running for the presidential elections, Faris stepped in as DRP's campaign manager.

Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)

Following disputes about the party's political direction, President Gayoom left DRP to establish the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) in October 2011. Faris, also having left DRP, contributed as the founder of PPM and served as chair of the working group in setting up the party, and was elected Interim Council Member and was elected Council Member.

Trial and arrest

Faris was one of the many unlawfully detained political opposition members during former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s term. He was arrested and detained for six months, without a trial, for alleged bribery of Members of Parliament.[4] This was amidst calls for reform, resignation, and a motion of no-confidence, initiated and led by Faris, against former Speaker of the Parliament, Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed from the joint coalition of opposition parties. Faris led a breakaway segment of 14 MPs from PPM, effectively taking away the government's parliamentary majority.

Held without trial for several months, Faris was also recognized as a Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty International.[5]

Faris, along with Former President Gayoom, Qasim Ibrahim and Sheikh Imran Abdulla – opposition leaders that were unduly imprisoned before the 2018 Presidential election, were released after the Presidential Elections was succeeded by current the President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).[6]

References
  1. "President appoints State Minister at Ministry of Economic Development". The President's Office. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. "Dhiggaru by-election – Minivan News – Archive". minivannewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. "Ex-President Maumoon and Ex-MP Faris secure top two leadership positions of MRM". PSMnews.mv. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  4. "Opposition MP Faris Maumoon arrested again for bribery". The Edition. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  5. "Maldives: Politician faces 7 trumped up criminal charges". Amnistía Internacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. raajje.mv. "President-elect meets freed lawmaker Faris Maumoon". raajje.mv. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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