List of international presidential trips made by Mohamed Waheed Hassan

This is a list of presidential international trips made by Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik as the 5th president of the Maldives from February 2012 to November 2013.

At the end of his presidential term, Manik made 13 trips to 12 countries.

President Waheed's visits by country
Number of visits Country
1 visit (10)
2 visits (1)

2012

# Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Ref
1 India New Delhi 11–15 May Official visit, held bilateral talks and gave a lecture at the Indian Council of World Affairs. [1][2]
2 United Kingdom London 4–10 June Official visit, attending the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [3][4]
3 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 18–27 June Official visit, attending United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio + 20. [5][6]
4 Saudi Arabia Jeddah 12–18 August Official visit, attending the 4th Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference. [7][8]
5 Sri Lanka Colombo 23–26 August State visit, strengthening bilateral relations and met the Maldivian community in Colombo. [9][10]
6 China Xinjiang
Shanghai 		31 August–7 September State visit, strengthening bilateral relations and attending the open ceremony of the China-Euroasia Expo 2012. [11][12]
7 United States New York City 21 September–7 October Official visit, attending the 67th UN General Assembly. [13][14]
8 United Arab Emirates Dubai 21–24 October Official visit, attending the World Energy Forum. [15][16]
9 Malaysia Unknown 28 December–5 January Private visit [17][18]

2013

# Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Ref
10 Kuwait Kuwait City 30 March–4 April Official visit, met with senior government officials of the Kuwaiti government and business officials. [19][20][21]
11 Palestine Bethlehem
Hebron
Ramallah 		2–7 June Official visit, discussing bilateral relations and was honored with the 'Star of Palestine' by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He was the chair of the 4th International Islamic Conference of Bait Al Maqdis. [22][23][24]
12 Jordan Unknown 5 June Met with Jordanian King Abdullah II and discussed bilateral relations. [25]
13 Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Mecca 		10–15 July Met with Saudi government officials and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed bilateral relations and current state of the Maldives. Also performed Umrah. [26][27][28]

References

  1. ^ "Maldivian President Waheed to visit India on May 11". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement by India and Maldives on the Visit of the President of Maldives to India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (India). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ "President Waheed departs to the UK". The President's Office. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ "President Waheed arrives in Male'". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 10 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ^ "President Waheed departs to Rio". The President's Office. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ "President Waheed arrives back in Male' following conclusion of Rio+20". The President's Office. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ^ "President Waheed departs to Saudi Arabia". The President's Office. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ^ "President Waheed arrives in Male' following conclusion of OIC summit". The President's Office. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ^ "President Dr Waheed to meet Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa today". Sun. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. ^ "President Waheed concluded the State visit to Sri Lanka". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  11. ^ "President Waheed departs to China". The President's Office. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "President and First Lady arrive in Male' following the conclusion of their visit to China". The President's Office. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  13. ^ "President Waheed departs to the US". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 21 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  14. ^ "President and First Lady arrive in Male' following the conclusion of their visit to the US". The President's Office. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  15. ^ "President Waheed departs to Dubai". The President's Office. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ^ "President and First Lady arrive in Male' following the conclusion of their visit to Dubai". The President's Office. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  17. ^ "President departs for Malaysia on a private visit". The President's Office. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  18. ^ "President and First Lady Return to Male". The President's Office. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  19. ^ "President Waheed departs to Kuwait on official visit". Maldives Independent. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  20. ^ "President Waheed meets with Senior Government Officials and Business Community of Kuwait". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives). 3 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  21. ^ "President and First Lady return to Male' on conclusion of their official visit to Kuwait". The President's Office. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  22. ^ Ahren, Raphael (4 June 2013). "Maldives president visits 'Palestine' — and skips Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  23. ^ "President Waheed honoured during Palestine visit, speaks on two-state solution". Maldives Independent. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  24. ^ "President Waheed returns from Palestine visit". Maldives Independent. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  25. ^ "President Meets Jordanian King". The President's Office. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  26. ^ Malone, Leah (10 July 2013). "President Waheed, former President Nasheed announce trip to Saudi for Umra pilgrimage". Maldives Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  27. ^ "President Waheed meets Saudi Crown Prince". The President's Office. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  28. ^ "President and First Lady conclude their official visit to Saudi Arabia". The President's Office. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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