2023 in the Maldives

The following lists events that happened during 2023 in the Maldives.

Incumbents

President:
*Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
*Mohamed Muizzu
[Vice President of the Maldives|President of the Maldives|Vice President]:
*Faisal Naseem
*Hussain Mohamed Latheef
Majlis speaker:
*Mohamed Nasheed
*Mohamed Aslam
Chief Justice: Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
Majlis: 19th

Events

21 May: 12 members leave the Maldivian Democratic Party and create a New Party called "The Democrats".
21 June: Former president Mohamed Nasheed leaves MDP after 18 years.
28 June: Maldives is eliminated from semi-final round for the first time in Maldives SAFF history.
6 August: Former president Abdulla Yameen is disqualified from the 2023 Maldivian presidential election due to his terrorism financing sentence.
28 August: Hussain Adam's father dies.
9 September: 2023 Maldivian presidential election: Maldivians elect their president. No candidate receives a 50% majority, so incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih faces opposition candidate and Malé mayor Mohamed Muizzu in the second round on September 30.
30 September: 2023 Maldivian presidential election: Maldivians vote in a runoff election between candidates Mohamed Muizzu and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
1 October: Abdulla Yameen is transferred from prison to house arrest following the election of PNC candidate Mohamed Muizzu as president.
13 October: Pro-Palestine protests are held around the Maldives due to the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
24 November: Abdulla Yameen leaves PPM.
25 November: Abdulla Yameen forms a new party called "People's National Front".
15 December: The Communications Authority of Maldives had blocked all access to pornography content in the Maldives due to orders given by the government.
22 December: After the government censors pornographic websites, two news websites critical of Muizzu's government are blocked. After public backlash, the websites are unblocked on 28 December.
26 December: Government mandates filariasis to be included in medical test for migrant workers.
31 December: Malé, and other islands are flooded due to bad weather, damaging several homes and displacing residents.

Holidays

1 January – New Year's Day
23 March – Ramadan
21 April – Eid al-Fitr
1 May – Labour Day
28 June — Eid al-Adha
18 July – Islamic New Year
26 July – Independence Day
10 to 11 September – Post-Election Holiday
16 September – National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas)
28 September – Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 to 2 October – Post-Election Holiday
16 October – The Day Maldives Embraced Islam
3 November – Victory Day
11 November – Republic Day

Academic days

8 January – Beginning of Second term in Maldives
22 January to 9 February – Final exam for Grade 11
24 January – International Day of Education
2 February – Professional Development Day 02
16 March – Professional Development Day 03
16 to 23 April – Eid al-Fitr Holiday (i.e.: Mid-term Break)
14 to 18 May – SSE and SIP
May to June – GCE Ordinary Level Examination
28 May to 15 June – Final exam for grade 7 to 12
22 June – Annual holiday starts
23 June to 5 August – Annual Holiday
1 August – Teacher's Reporting Day
6 August – First day of school in Maldives
20 August to 7 September – Exam for Grade 12
3 September – Classes begin for Grade 11 students in Maldives
14 September – Professional Development Day 01
October to November – GCE A-level Examination
5 October – Teacher's day
15 to 21 October – Mid-term Holiday
12 to 23 November – Exam for Grade 10
3 to 14 December – Exam for Grade 8, 9, 11 & 12
21 December – School break
22 December 2023 to 6 January 2024 – School Break Holiday

Sport

;Association football

;Other sports