Vice President of the MaldivesHussain Mohamed Latheef People's Majlis Speaker Abdul Raheem AbdullaDeputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim Presidential elections Parliamentary elections Referendums Others Minister Moosa Zameer The Constitution of the Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤާނޫނު އަސާސީ, romanized: Dhivehiraajjeyge Qaanoonu Asaasee) is the supreme law of the country of Maldives.

[1] The first written Constitution of the Maldives was codified in the early twentieth century, on 22 December 1932 during the thirtieth year of the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen Iskander III.

The acting Governor of Ceylon Bernard Henry Bourdillon provided technical expertise in its composition, however his recommendations were not all accepted.

Foreign traders who had a monopoly on imported food started a series of strikes on 26 July 1933, demanding that the new government's policies be repealed.

The Maldives' first constitution was reduced to 80 articles in 1937 and finally suspended shortly after World War II broke in 1940.

A special Majlis at the time stated, "The Constitution and General Provisions have been annulled as they do not fit the Maldives' situation".

The "small constitution" handed the powers of the state to the monarchy, the foreign minister, and the People's Majlis.

A public referendum endorsed the change and a third constitution on 1 January 1953 established a presidential system of government in the Maldives for the first time.

The new constitution also limited the presidential term to five years, but appointed Al-Ameer Mohamed Ameen Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu as the first president of the Maldives.

Shortly after the Maldives won independence from the British Empire, the fourth constitution was repealed and a Second Republic was established under the rule of President Ibrahim Nasir in 1968.

The September riots came shortly after the Majlis had unanimously endorsed President Maumoon as the sole candidate for a record sixth term in office.

The drafting process was slow with rival political parties at loggerheads over several issues including the opposition proposed adoption of a parliamentary system in the Maldives.

The sixth constitution of the Maldives, written over a period of 4 years, was completed in June 2008 and ratified by the president on 7 August 2008.