Second Lady of the Maldives () is the title attributed to the wife of the vice president of the Maldives. The title of second lady is utilized by the government and official publications.
The country's current second lady is Aishath Afreen.
The Maldives was a sultanate from 1965 until 1968. The second republic of the Maldives was established in 1968 with the president as head of state. The position of second lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence vice presidency.
Second ladies of the Maldives
Second Lady Portrait Tenure began Tenure ended Vice President Notes 1 Unknown 1 January 1953 2 September 1953 Ibrahim Muhammad Didi 01.2 Vacant; No Vice president during Velanagey Ibrahim's presidency 2 Unknown October 1975 May 1977 Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi 3 Mariyam Amin Didi October 1975 May 1977 Ahmad Hilmy Didi 4 Aminath Didi October 1975 May 1977 Ibrahim Shihab 5 Hafsa Hilmy October 1975 May 1977 Ali Maniku 6 Fathimath Jameel October 1975 May 1977 Hassan Zareer 01.2 Vacant; No Vice president during Maumoon's presidency 7 Ilham Hussain 11 November 2008 7 February 2012 Mohamed Waheed Hassan 8 Unknown 25 April 2012 10 November 2013 Mohamed Waheed Deen 9 Haulath Faheem 17 November 2013 22 July 2015 Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 10 Maryam Nashwa 22 July 2015 5 November 2015 Ahmed Adeeb 11 Asima Hussain 22 June 2016 17 November 2018 Abdulla Jihad 12 Aishath Shamsaadha 17 November 2018 17 November 2023 Faisal Naseem 13 Aishath Afreen 17 November 2023 Incumbent Hussain Mohamed Latheef
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