Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party

Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party (English: Peoples' Progressive Party, or Peoples' Progress Party) was the first ever political party formed in the Maldives.

Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party ރައްޔިތުންގެ މުތަޤައްދިމް ޕާޓީ
Abbreviation	RMP
President	Mohamed Amin Didi
Founded	19 October 1950; 73 years ago
Dissolved	1954
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Membership	4741
Ideology	Nationalism Republicanism
Politics of Maldives Political parties Elections Membership as of 1 January 1953

Despite Mohamed Amin Didi's government theoretically operating within a democratic system of governance, the party had no opposition parties from formation to dissolution. This could have been due to the fact that there was no straightforward approach towards organizing and forming political parties within the political system back then.

History

The party was established on 19 October 1960 with Mohamed Amin Didi and Ibrahim Muhammad DIdi as the President and Chief Vice President respectively.

Leaders

Party President:

• Mohamed Amin Didi

Chief Vice President:

• Ibrahim Muhammad Didi

Second Vice President:

• Mr. Ahmed Hilmy Didi

Honorary Vice Presidents:

• Annabeela Aminath Hussain
• Annabeela Zubeida Mohamed Didi
• Mr Ahmed Kamil Didi
• Sheikh Malin Moosa Maafahaiy Kaleyfan
• Mr Adam Naseer Maniku

Party Secretaries:

• Annabeel Hassan Ali Didi
• Mr Ibrahim Shihab

Treasurer:

• Mr Kudadhaharaagey Ibrahim Didi

Publicity Secretary:

• Mr N.T. Hassan Didi

Consultative Committee:

• Annabeela Fathmath Ibrahim Didi
• Annabeela Fathmath Saeed (Party President's senior wife)
• Miss Aminath Faiza
• Annabeel Abdul Wahhab
• Mr Adam Naseer Maniku
• Mr Ahmed Hilmy Didi
• Mr Bandhu Mohamed Kaleyfan
• Mr Bucha Hassan Kaleyfan
• Mr Kerafa Mohamed Kaleyfan
• Mr Kateeb Don Kaleyfan
• Mr Maarandu Mudin Kaleyfan
• Mr Feeali Kateeb Kaleyfan
• Mr Havaru-Thinadu Abdulla Kateeb Manikfan
• Mr Bilal Tuttu Maniku
• Mr Maizan Mohamed Maniku
• Mr Tutteedi Don Maniku