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Official Residence of the vice president of the Maldives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hilaaleege is the official residence of the Vice President of the Maldives.
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Hilaaleege | |
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ހިލާލީގެ | |
General information | |
Type | Official Residence |
Address | Fiyaathoshi Magu |
Town or city | Malé |
Country | Maldives |
Coordinates | 4°10′42″N 73°30′29″E |
Current tenants | Vice President of the Maldives, Second Lady of the Maldives and the Second family[1] |
Inaugurated | 1968 |
Owner | Government of the Maldives. |
Hilaaleege was formerly the Presidential Palace of Ibrahim Nasir but it was seized by the state in 1981 under the presidency of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after Nasir was sentenced for corruption. During the presidency of Mohamed Nasheed, Hilaaleege was established as the official residence of the Vice President.[2]
Title | Duration | President | Tenant | Notes |
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Presidential Palace | 1968-1978 | Ibrahim Nasir | Ibrahim Nasir | |
Hilaaleege | 1978-2008 | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | Used to accommodate foreign dignitaries that came to visit Maldives.[3] |
Official residence of the Vice President | 2008-2013 | Mohamed Nasheed | Mohamed Waheed | Changed to accommodate Vice President.[3] |
Official Residence of VP | 2013-2015 | Abdulla Yameen | Mohamed Jameel Ahmed | Yameen's VP, Jameel lived in Hilaaleege before being impeached. |
Presidential Palace | 2015-2018 | Abdulla Yameen | After Yameen's VP, Jameel, got impeached, Yameen moved to Hilaaleege and used Muliaage for political work.[4] | |
Official Residence of Vice President | 2018-Present | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | Faisal Naseem (2018-2023)
Hussain Mohamed Latheef (2024-Present) |
There were extensive repairs being done to Hilaaleege and VP Hussain Mohamed Latheef moved in after they were completed.[5] |
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