Gaumee Itthihaad

Gaumee Itthihaad
National Unity Party

ޤައުމީ އިއްތިހާދު
Gaumee Itthihaad; National Unity Party ޤައުމީ އިއްތިހާދު
Leader	Mohammed Waheed Hassan
Secretary-General	Topy - Ahmed Thaufeeq
Founded	August 2008
Dissolved	2013
Merged into	Progressive Party of Maldives
Headquarters	1st Floor ; Ma. Eureka ; Raiydhibay Hingun ; Male', Maldives
Ideology	Social democracy; Environmentalism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Green, white
Website
	www.gip.org.mv
	Politics of the Maldives; Political parties; Elections;

Gaumee Itthihaad (English: National Unity Party, GIP) was a political party in the Maldives headed by Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik, former President of Maldives, and the first Vice President of Maldives. The party was a generally pragmatic, and was part of the coalition including the former ruling party for the Republic of Maldives.^[which?] Under the coalition agreement with the Maldivian Democratic Party, the GIP were awarded three seats in the cabinet; the Fisheries Ministry, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade,^[1] although these positions were revoked by the then-President in contravention of the coalition agreement.^[2]

The party was dissolved in 2013.^[3]

After the dissolution, the leaders of the party, Dr. Waheed, Ahmed Thaufeeq, Abdulla Nazeer, Masood Imad, Hussain Shihab, Dr. Mohamed Ali, and Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim, Adnaan Ali and Jaufar Easa Adam signed for the Progressive Party of Maldives.^[4]

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^ "GIP – National Unity Party of the Maldives (Gaumee Itthihaad Party)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
^ "Gaumee Itthihaad". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
^ Naif, Ahmed (12 March 2013). "President Waheed's GIP among 11 political parties dissolved". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
^ Mohamed, Mariyath (25 December 2013). "Former President Waheed dissolves GIP, joins PPM". Minivan News -- Archive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] "GIP – National Unity Party of the Maldives (Gaumee Itthihaad Party)". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-05.

[2] "Gaumee Itthihaad". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2008-11-19.

[3] Naif, Ahmed (12 March 2013). "President Waheed's GIP among 11 political parties dissolved". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.

[4] Mohamed, Mariyath (25 December 2013). "Former President Waheed dissolves GIP, joins PPM". Minivan News -- Archive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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v t e Political parties in Maldives
Parliamentary	Maldivian Democratic Party (56) Progressive Party of Maldives (4) Jumhooree Party (3) People's National Congress (3) Maldives National Party (3) Maldives Development Alliance (2) The Democrats (12) Maldives Reform Movement (0)
Extra-Parliamentary	Maldives Third Way Democrats Adhaalath Party Green Party
Defunct parties	People's Alliance Dhivehi Qaumee Party Islamic Democratic Party Social Liberal Party Maldivian Labour Party Maldives Social Democratic Party Maldives National Congress People's Party Gaumee Itthihaad Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party Gaumee Vindhu People’s Action Party Dharumavantha Party Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party
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