About Mohamed Waheed Hassan
Mohamed Waheed Hassan (Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދު ވަޙީދު ޙަސަން; born 3 January 1953) is a Maldivian politician who served as the fifth president of the Maldives from 7 February 2012 to 17 November 2013, having previously served as vice president from 2008 to 2012. He assumed the presidency following the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed. During 2013, he ran for president but received about five percent of the vote in the first round. Following court‑ordered reruns and delays, he remained in office until the inauguration of Abdulla Yameen on 17 November 2013. In May 2025, President Mohamed Muizzu appointed Waheed as Special Envoy of the President until his resignation in February 2026 due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein. == Early life and education == Mohamed Waheed Hassan was born on 3 January 1953, being the oldest of ten children. Waheed attended the American University of Beirut, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and a Diploma in Teaching. He later came back to the Maldives in 1976, working as a teacher in Majeediyya School. Waheed worked part time at Television Maldives (TVM), becoming the first Maldivian to appear in live television when he introduced Ibrahim Shihab who inaugurated TVM. He received a government scholarship to study at Stanford University, where he got a master's degree in political science in 1985 and a doctorate of philosophy in International Education Development, marking Waheed as the first Maldivian to receive a doctorate. == United Nations career == After resigning his from his seat in Parliament, Waheed took up consultancies with UNDP and UNESCO in Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Fiji, and Western Samoa.
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