Ahmed Afif

Not to be confused with Ahmed Afifi.

Ahmed Afif
Vice President of Seychelles
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2020
President	Wavel Ramkalawan
Preceded by	Vincent Meriton
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-06) 6 January 1967 (age 57)
Political party	Linyon Demokratik Seselwa
Parent(s)	Abdullah Afif Aneesa Ali
Occupation	Politician

Ahmed Afif (born 6 January 1967) is a Maldivian-Seychellois politician and banker who has served as the Vice President of Seychelles since 27 October 2020.[1][2]

Biography

Ahmed Afif was born in Mahé^[citation needed] in the Seychelles as the son Abdulla Afif and Aneesa Ali. He is of Maldivian descent;[3] his father was the President of the United Suvadive Republic from 1959 to 1963.[4] Afif graduated from Warwick University in Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics.[5] He had served as chairman of NouvoBanq Seychelles and Seychelles Savings Bank.[4]

He was first elected to the National Assembly in 2006[4] for the Anse Etoile Constituency.[6] In 2015, he joined the Seychellois Alliance as the running mate of Patrick Pillay in the 2015 presidential election. In 2016, the Seychellois Alliance joined Linyon Demokratik Seselwa for the 2016 election.[7] In 2018, Afif was elected the Deputy Speaker of Seychelles' National Assembly.[8]

On 27 October 2020, after the LDS won the 2020 Seychellois general election, Afif was sworn in as Vice-President.[5] On 4 November 2020, the portfolios of Information and Information Communication Technology were assigned to Afif.[9]

References

1. Laurence, Daniel; Bonnelame, Betymie (27 October 2020). "Vice President Afif sworn in, pledges to help new president's vision of reform". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
2. "Hon Ahmed Afif". National Assembly of Seychelles. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. Midhath, Masha (26 October 2020). "A Maldivian elected as the VP of Seychelles'". Ras Online. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020. Ahmed Afif, whose family is from Addu, Maldives, along with the Presidential candidate of Seychelles Wawel Ramkalawan, has succeeded in the 2020 presidential election of the country.
4. "Afif Didi's Son Elected as Vice President of Seychelles". Corporate Maldives. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
5. "Ahmed Afif inaugurated into office of the vice-president". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
6. "Anse Etoile – Hon. Ahmed Afif". National Assembly. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
7. "Vice President Afif sworn in, pledges to help new president's vision of reform". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
8. "Nicholas Prea elected new speaker of Seychelles' National Assembly". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
9. "President Ramkalawan unveils new cabinet". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Vincent Meriton	Vice President of Seychelles 2020–present	Incumbent