List of heads of state of the Maldives

[1] A 4th century notice written by Ammianus Marcellinus (362 CE) speaks of gifts sent to the Roman emperor Julian by a deputation from the nation of "Divi".

[2] Later Sultan Muhammad al-Adil [4] Under the treaty, Dom Manoel was restored but remained in Goa.

Son of Mohamed Thakurufan, kateeb of Utheemu and Rehendiye Goyye daughter of Cat Fatima of Boarhi Woods in Baarah.

Ibrahim Kalaafaan was the regent at the time of François Pyrard de Laval's[7] detainment in the Maldives after the shipwreck.

De-recognised in the Maldives after an abortive expedition with Portuguese assistance in order to abolish regency and assume power.