Deputy speaker Eva Abdulla | |
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އީވާ ޢަބްދުﷲ | |
![]() Eva in 2019 | |
Deputy Speaker of Parliament | |
In office 28 May 2019 – 3 December 2023 | |
Speaker | Mohamed Aslam |
Preceded by | Moosa Manik |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Saleem |
Member of Parliament for Galolhu Uthuru | |
Assumed office 9 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Born | Malé, Maldives | 8 February 1978
Political party | Democrat (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | Maldivian Democratic Party (2008-2023) |
Relations | Mohamed Nasheed (cousin) |
Alma mater | University of Kent (BA) University of Warwick (MA) |
Eva Abdulla (Dhivehi: އީވާ ޢަބްދުﷲ; born 8 February 1978) is a Maldivian Politician who was the Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis until resignation in 3rd of December 2023. She is a Member of Parliament.[1] She has served as a parliamentarian for three consecutive terms since 2009 for the Galolhu Uthuru constituency and was a longtime member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, up until she left the party in May 2023.
Eva was elected deputy speaker with a unanimous vote of 76 parliamentarians, making her the second woman to have ever been elected to the office. In 2019, she was the second woman to have presided over a parliament meeting as speaker, with the first being former deputy Speaker Aneesa Ahmed in 2008.[2]
References
- ↑ "Deputy Speaker of the Parliament resigns". vaguthu. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ↑ "Deputy Speaker Eva chairs parliament, second woman to do so". The Edition. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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