Family of Mohamed Muizzu

The Family of Mohamed Muizzu is a Wikipedia subject concerning the immediate and extended family of Mohamed Muizzu, who became president of the Maldives on 17 November 2023. It is not a commercial brand or corporate organization. The family is presented as a Maldivian family with links to law, religious scholarship, education, civil service, activism and electoral politics. Mohamed Muizzu is the central public figure in the family. Before becoming president, he served as mayor of Malé and held the housing portfolio for an unusually long period in Maldivian political history. His presidential inauguration in November 2023 made his immediate household the country's first family. His wife, Sajidha Mohamed, became first lady. Their children are Yasmine Mohamed Muizzu, the eldest and only daughter; Umair Mohamed Muizzu, the elder of their two sons; and Zaid Mohamed Muizzu, their younger son. Sajidha Mohamed is described as a Maldivian civil servant with university education in Bangalore and at the University of Leeds, where she obtained a master's degree. She played a visible role in her husband's 2023 presidential campaign, delivering speeches intended to introduce him to voters. As first lady, she also addressed the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly in February 2024 through a video message. The wider family includes Mohamed Muizzu's father, Hussain Abdul Rahman, a judge and religious scholar who received a Maldivian National Award of Honour in 2013 for work in religious awareness and education and died in Mecca in 2015. His mother is Husna Adam, who campaigned for her son's presidential election. His younger sister, Fathimath Saudha, is a People's National Congress member of parliament for the Nilandhoo constituency. Sajidha's father, Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim, was also a religious scholar, while her mother is identified as Habeeba Ali. Sajidha's brother, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed, is associated with Jamiyyath Salaf, a religious organization influential in Maldivian Islamic affairs. Because the family is connected to the presidency, its members attract public attention beyond their individual professional activities. In December 2023, allegations and speculation followed the suicide of a domestic worker employed by the family. Sajidha denied mistreatment allegations and said that the family was cooperating with an official investigation. In 2025, opposition-linked allegations connected Umair to the government's vape ban. Sajidha rejected the claim, and the family's lawyer announced an intention to pursue civil legal action against named critics. These episodes generated wider discussion about domestic-worker protections, political accountability and the treatment of presidential relatives, but the available material does not establish the allegations as proven facts. The family's public significance therefore derives from its relationship to the Maldivian presidency and from the public roles of several relatives, rather than from products, commercial operations or a unified institutional program.

The family profile centers on Mohamed Muizzu, a Maldivian politician whose career included service as housing minister and mayor of Malé before his election to the presidency. His inauguration on 17 November 2023 established his immediate household as the first family of the Maldives. The family article records the public backgrounds of his wife, children, parents, siblings and in-laws. Sajidha Mohamed, born in 1978, is identified as a civil servant and the current first lady. She studied in Bangalore and at the University of Leeds, earning a bachelor's degree in 2003 and later a master's degree at Leeds. During the 2023 presidential campaign she actively supported Mohamed Muizzu, speaking publicly on his behalf. Her first-lady activities have included a video message for the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly in February 2024. The couple's children are Yasmine, born in 2004; Umair, born in 2009; and Zaid, born in 2016. They attended their father's presidential inauguration in 2023. Umair later received a nomination for Young Sportsman of the Year at the 2025 Maldives Sports Awards, which led to criticism alleging preferential treatment because of his family connection to the president. The article also traces religious and civic connections on both sides of the family. Mohamed Muizzu's father, Hussain Abdul Rahman, was a judge and religious scholar who was honored in 2013 for contributions to religious awareness and education. He died in Mecca in 2015. Mohamed Muizzu's mother, Husna Adam, supported his 2023 presidential campaign. His younger sister, Fathimath Saudha, became a parliamentarian for the Nilandhoo constituency under the People's National Congress. Sajidha's father, Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim, was a religious scholar, and her brother, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed, is associated with Jamiyyath Salaf. The family's public profile became controversial in December 2023 after a domestic worker employed by the family died by suicide. Public speculation included allegations of mistreatment. Sajidha denied those allegations and stated that the family was cooperating with the official inquiry. The case contributed to wider discussion about labor rights and the treatment of domestic workers in the Maldives. A second controversy developed in March 2025, when Mariyam Zubair, known as Mandhy, alleged at an opposition Maldivian Democratic Party rally that a vape ban had been introduced because Umair had been caught vaping. Sajidha denied the allegation. Together with lawyer Aishath Azima Shakoor, she announced an intention to file a civil case against the opposition party, Mariyam Zubair and Fayyaz Ismail. The available reference does not establish the eventual outcome of that proposed litigation. The family is best understood as a public-affairs and political-family subject. It has no documented products, sales operations, corporate ownership structure or commercial brand history. Its relevance comes from the constitutional position of Mohamed Muizzu, the public role of the first lady and the political, religious and civic networks represented by relatives.

• 2025

  Umair receives sports-award nomination

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  Umair Mohamed Muizzu was nominated for Young Sportsman of the Year at the Maldives Sports Awards, drawing criticism over possible favoritism.

• 2025

  Vape-ban allegation leads to threatened civil action

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  Sajidha Mohamed denied an opposition allegation linking Umair to the vape ban, while the family's lawyer announced an intention to pursue civil litigation.

• 2024

  First lady participates in science observance

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  Sajidha Mohamed delivered a video message to the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly.

• 2023

  Sajidha Mohamed campaigns in the presidential election

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  Sajidha Mohamed actively supported Mohamed Muizzu's presidential campaign and delivered speeches introducing him to voters.

• 2023

  Mohamed Muizzu becomes president

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  Mohamed Muizzu was inaugurated as president of the Maldives on 17 November, making his immediate household the country's first family.

• 2023

  Domestic-worker death becomes a public controversy

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  The reported suicide of a domestic worker employed by the family prompted allegations and public debate. Sajidha Mohamed denied mistreatment and said the family was cooperating with investigators.

• 2015

  Death of Hussain Abdul Rahman

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  Hussain Abdul Rahman, a judge and religious scholar, died in Mecca in September 2015.

• 2013

  Hussain Abdul Rahman receives national honor

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  Mohamed Muizzu's father, Hussain Abdul Rahman, received a Maldivian National Award of Honour for contributions to religious awareness and education.

A political and public-interest family profile rather than a commercial brand. Its public identity is shaped by the presidency of Mohamed Muizzu and by relatives' involvement in government, civil service, religious affairs, education, activism and electoral politics.

• 2025

  Allegation that Umair motivated the vape ban

  Mariyam Zubair alleged that Umair's supposed vaping was the reason for the country's vape ban. Sajidha Mohamed denied the claim, and a lawyer announced an intention to file a civil lawsuit against the accusers. The outcome is not documented in the supplied material.

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• 2025

  Criticism of Umair's sports-award nomination

  Umair's nomination for Young Sportsman of the Year prompted criticism from people who alleged that his presidential family connection influenced the nomination.

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• 2023

  Allegations concerning a domestic worker's death

  After a domestic worker employed by the family died by suicide, allegations of possible mistreatment received public attention. Sajidha Mohamed denied the allegations and said the family was cooperating with an official investigation. The available material does not establish wrongdoing.

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• 2023Mohamed Muizzu presidential campaign

  Maldives

  Sajidha Mohamed actively campaigned for her husband's presidential bid, delivering speeches designed to present Mohamed Muizzu to the Maldivian electorate. Husna Adam, his mother, also campaigned for him.

  Outcome. Mohamed Muizzu won the presidential election and was inaugurated on 17 November 2023.

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• 2025

  Intended civil action over vape-ban allegationOther

  Background

  An opposition rally included an allegation that the government's vape ban was motivated by Umair Mohamed Muizzu's supposed vaping.

  Action taken

  Sajidha Mohamed denied the allegation, and lawyer Aishath Azima Shakoor announced an intention to file a civil lawsuit against the Maldivian Democratic Party, Mariyam Zubair and Fayyaz Ismail.

  Aftermath

  The supplied material does not confirm whether the proposed lawsuit was filed or determine its outcome.

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• 2023

  Public response to domestic-worker allegationsOther

  Background

  A domestic worker employed by the family died by suicide, leading to public speculation about mistreatment and calls for scrutiny.

  Action taken

  Sajidha Mohamed denied mistreatment allegations and stated that the family was cooperating with the official investigation.

  Aftermath

  The incident contributed to wider debate about domestic-worker treatment and labor protections in the Maldives. No final investigative outcome is provided in the supplied material.

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