2018 in the Maldives

Events in the year 2018 in the Maldives.

Incumbents

President:
*Abdulla Yameen
*Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
[Vice President of the Maldives|President of the Maldives|Vice President]:
*Abdulla Jihad
*Faisal Naseem
Majlis speaker:
*Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed
*Qasim Ibrahim
Chief Justice: Ahmed Abdulla Didi
Majlis: 18th

Events

5 February – 2018 Maldives political crisis: president Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of two judges of the Supreme Court.
23 September – The 2018 Maldivian presidential election was won by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
17 November – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih took over as the new president of the Maldives, succeeding Abdulla Yameen
19 November - President Solih announced that the Maldives is to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations, a decision that was recommended by his Cabinet.