Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's tenure as the 6th President of the Maldives began on 17 November 2013 after he won the 2013 Maldivian presidential election against then-President Mohamed Waheed Hassan and ended on 17 November 2018 after he lost to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the 2018 Maldivian presidential election.

[5] Yameen along with then-Housing Minister Mohamed Muizzu constructed a tertiary hospital in Addu City to ensure better healthcare.

[11] In 2014, Ahmed Rilwan, a journalist and reporter, was kidnapped by a group of religious extremists and was beheaded and dropped off a boat into the water.

[13] In 2016, the Maldives left the Commonwealth of Nations after alleged human rights abuses where the government said that they were treated "unjustly and unfairly.

"[14] In 2017, Yameen Rasheed, a blogger known for his satirical commentaries on Maldivian politicians and religious extremists was found dead with 34 stab wounds, he previously received death threats but the police did nothing.