Former President Ibrahim Nasir has passed away tonight at 2115 at Mt Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore after suffering from prolonged illness.
According to media reports, President Nasir’s family was with him when he passed away. President Nasir, 82, is survived by 5 children and has been living in Singapore since he resigned office in 1978. He departed for Singapore on 7 December 1978 and was residing there since then. President Mohamed Nasheed has just offered his sincere condolences to the members of the bereaved family.
Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan, KCMG, NGIV, born 1926, is a Maldivian statesman who served as his country's Prime Minister under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from 1968 to 1978. President Nasir belongs to the royal family of previous Maldivian sultans and his lineage can be traced back Dhiyamigili dynasty.
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