Senate of the Maldives | |
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Type | |
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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Politics of the Maldives |
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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]
Senate of the Maldives | |
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Type | |
Type | |
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 |
This article is part of a series on the |
Politics of the Maldives |
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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]