Maumoon abdul gayoom biography sample

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was a former President of Maldives, serving from 1978 to 2008.

Childhood & Early Life

Maumoon AbdulGayoom was born on 29 December 29, 1937, in Malé, Maldives. His father Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim  (Maafaiygey Dhon Seedhi) was a Sheikh with eight wives, and his mother was Khadheeja Moosa.

Maumoon is the eleventh child.

Maumoon Abdul was picked by Mohamed Amin Didi to form part of a group of fifteen students for education overseas.

Maumoon Abdul was ten-years-old in 1947 when he left for Egypt. When the Arab- Israeli war started in 1948, Maumoon was stuck in Ceylon, so he studied at the BuonaVista College in Galle and then the Royal College, Colombo.

After the war ended in 1949, Maumoon resumed the journey to Egypt, arriving in March 1950.

Education

In Egypt, Maumoon Abdul went to Al- Azhar University, where he learned Arabic before enrolling in a Diploma of Education, in the Faculty