Ahmed Afif

Ahmed Afif is a Maldivian-Seychellois politician and banker who served as the Vice President of Seychelles from 2020 to 2025.

Biography

Ahmed Afif was born in Mahé in the Seychelles as the son Abdulla Afif and Aneesa Ali. He is of Maldivian descent; his father was the President of the United Suvadive Republic from 1959 to 1963. Afif graduated from Warwick University in Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics. He had served as chairman of NouvoBanq Seychelles and Seychelles Savings Bank.
He was first elected to the National Assembly in 2006 for the Anse Etoile Constituency. In 2015, he joined the Seychellois Alliance as the running mate of Patrick Pillay in the 2015 [Seychellois presidential election|2015 presidential election]. In 2016, the Seychellois Alliance joined Linyon Demokratik Seselwa for the 2016 election. In 2018, Afif was elected the Deputy Speaker of Seychelles' National Assembly.
On 27 October 2020, after the LDS won the 2020 Seychellois general election, Afif was sworn in as vice-president. On 4 November 2020, the portfolios of Information and Information Communication Technology were assigned to Afif.