Dhivehi Qaumee Party ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DQP |
| Leader | Hassan Saeed |
| Founder | Hassan Saeed |
| Founded | September 5, 2008 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Colors | Maroon |
The Dhivehi Qaumee Party (Dhivehi: ދިވެހި ޤައުމީ ޕާޓީ) was a political party in the Maldives. It was registered with the Election Commission on 5 September 2008[1] and was dissolved in 2013.
The party's 2008 presidential candidate was Dr. Hassan Saeed and his running mate was Dr. Ahmed Shaheed.[2] Dr. Hassan was the former Attorney General during Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's term.[3] Shaheed was Foreign Minister during Maumoon's term and was also Foreign Minister in Nasheed's cabinet.[4]
In 2012, the party released a pamphlet criticizing Mohamed Nasheed's government and accused him of undermining the religion of the Maldives and introducing other religions.[5]
In 2013, the party joined a coalition of the Gaumee Itthihaad party and the Adhaalath Party, but later on it quit the coalition after accusing then-President Mohamed Waheed of not working with coalition partners.[6][7] Later on, the party became coalition partners with the Jumhooree Party and Hassan Saeed ran as the running mate of Qasim Ibrahim in the 2013 Maldivian presidential election.[8]
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- ^ "Presidential Election 2008". Elections Commission (Maldives). Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Attorneys General". Attorney General's Office. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Government Condemns Opposition Party's "Pamphlet of Hate"". The President's Office. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Dhivehi Qaumee Party (DQP) to join coalition with President Waheed's Gaumee Ithihaad Party (GIP)". Minivan News. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Naahee, Mohamed (18 July 2013). "DQP, Dr Hassan Saeed quit President Waheed's coalition: "too much family, expatriate influence"". Minivan News. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Naahee, Mohamed (21 July 2013). "Dr Hassan Saeed unveiled as the running mate of resort tycoon Gasim Ibrahim". Minivan News. Retrieved 2 September 2024.