Gaumee Itthihaad
National Unity Party
ޤައުމީ އިއްތިހާދު
LeaderMohammed Waheed Hassan
Secretary-GeneralTopy - Ahmed Thaufeeq
FoundedAugust 2008
Dissolved2013
Merged intoProgressive Party of Maldives
Headquarters1st Floor
Ma. Eureka
Raiydhibay Hingun
Male', Maldives
IdeologySocial democracy
Environmentalism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursGreen, white
Website
www.gip.org.mv

Gaumee Itthihaad (English: National Unity Party, GIP) was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik, former President of Maldives, and the first Vice President of Maldives. The party was a generally pragmatic, and was part of the coalition including the former ruling party for the Republic of Maldives. Under the coalition agreement with the Maldivian Democratic Party, the GIP were awarded three seats in the cabinet; the Fisheries Ministry, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade,[1] although these positions were revoked by the then-President in contravention of the coalition agreement.[2]

The party was dissolved in 2013.[3]

After the dissolution, the leaders of the party, Dr. Waheed, Ahmed Thaufeeq, Abdulla Nazeer, Masood Imad, Hussain Shihab, Dr. Mohamed Ali, and Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim, Adnaan Ali and Jaufar Easa Adam signed for the Progressive Party of Maldives.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "GIP – National Unity Party of the Maldives (Gaumee Itthihaad Party)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Gaumee Itthihaad". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  3. ↑ Naif, Ahmed (12 March 2013). "President Waheed's GIP among 11 political parties dissolved". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Mohamed, Mariyath (25 December 2013). "Former President Waheed dissolves GIP, joins PPM". Minivan News -- Archive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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