Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor is a Maldivian politician who briefly served as Vice President of Maldives in 2015.
17 Facts About Ahmed Adeeb
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Ahmed Adeeb's father served in the military and his mother worked as an executive at the Maldives Customs Service.
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Ahmed Adeeb attended the Majeediyya School for his primary education before receiving his degree from Staffordshire University in 2007.
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Ahmed Adeeb received his Master of Business Administration degree from Edith Cowan University in 2008.
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Ahmed Adeeb was later elected as president of the Maldives National Chamber of Commerce and Industries in 2011.
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On 12 February 2012 Ahmed Adeeb was sworn in as the Minister of Tourism and continued to serve until 22 July 2015 when he was appointed as the fifth Vice President of Maldives.
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On 24 October 2015, it was announced that Ahmed Adeeb had been arrested by Maldives police in connection with a 28 September 2015 bomb attack which targeted President Abdulla Yameen.
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Apart from being the Tourism Minister, Ahmed Adeeb was the chair of the Economic Council.
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Ahmed Adeeb's appointment was endorsed by the People's Majlis by a record majority of 78 out of 85 votes in favour.
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On 24 October 2015, Ahmed Adeeb was arrested following the Finifenmaa yacht explosion and was charged with high treason with the Criminal Court of Maldives passing a 15-year prison sentence against him.
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Ahmed Adeeb was detained by Indian authorities on 1 August 2019 after he arrived illegally by tugboat in the city of Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
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Indian officials stated that Ahmed Adeeb was detained because he did not have valid travel documents and did not arrive at a legal port of entry.
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Ahmed Adeeb was transferred to the Maldives escorted by the Indian Coast Guard, where he was arrested by Maldivian police.
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On 6 October 2020, Ahmed Adeeb was sentenced to 20 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to money laundering and embezzlement from the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation along with its managing director, Abdulla Ziyath, who received a prison sentence of 11 years.
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In November 2023, president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih pardoned Ahmed Adeeb, which drew criticism from many local NGOs.
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Ahmed Adeeb represented club and country in youth age groups.
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Ahmed Adeeb is married to Mariyam Nashwa and has a daughter and son from his previous marriage.