Maumoon Abdull Qayoom 1978 - 2008

Qayyoom start terms of office 1978


Qayyoom with his top military team

Qayyoom act as IMAM & Hight Court Judge

A dictator is a ruler (e.g. absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power with military control but, without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch.^[1] When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship. The word originated as the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency (see Roman dictator and justitium).

After death of prisoner late Mr.Evan Naseem & Military open fire prisoners after death of some prisoners he made Maldives Police Service with same people with different uniform.

Like the term tyrant, originally a respectable Ancient Greek title, and to a lesser degree autocrat, it came to be used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive, even abusive rule, yet had rare modern titular uses.^{[citation needed]}

Young age as a humble kid & presidential Sports dress

Dress code for International Community

In modern usage, the term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power, especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly^{[citation needed]}. Dictatorships are often characterized by some of the following traits: suspension of elections and of civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by decree; repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures; these include single-party state, and cult of personality.^{[citation needed]}

The term "dictator" is comparable to (but not synonymous with) the ancient concept of a tyrant, although initially "tyrant", like "dictator", did not carry negative connotations. A wide variety of leaders coming to power in a number of different kinds of regimes, such as military juntas, single-party states and civilian governments under personal rule, have been described as dictators^[who?].

After 30 years behind MDP DRP formed & claim as President & Head of Party