Ahmed Afif
Vice President of Seychelles
Assumed office
27 October 2020
PresidentWavel Ramkalawan
Preceded byVincent Meriton
Personal details
Born (1967-01-06) 6 January 1967
Political partyLinyon Demokratik Seselwa
ParentAbdullah Afif
OccupationPolitician

Ahmed Afif (born 6 January 1967) is a 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 in the Seychelles as the son Abdulla Afif, and 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

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  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. 1 2 3 "Afif Didi's Son Elected as Vice President of Seychelles". Corporate Maldives. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "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.


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