Ahmed Hilmy Didi

Ahmed Hilmy Didi, FRK (5 June 1917 – 13 December 1983) was a Maldivian politician and diplomat who served as vice president of the Maldives from March 1975 to January 1977, during the administration of president Ibrahim Nasir. He twice served as Minister of Fisheries, first from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1977 to 1978. Hilmy served as Minister of Agriculture from 1980 until his death in 1983.

Born in old Fura Malé, Hilmy was born into Kakaage family, one of the ruling families in the Maldives at the time. He went to Zahira College, Colombo. He was the son of Ismail Didi. He was also the ambassador of the Maldives to Sri Lanka twice, president of the Colombo Plan in 1971, and the first Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations from July 1965 to 1966. In 1975, was appointed vice president by then–president Ibrahim Nasir, to serve as the third vice president during his term, as Nasir had five vice presidents serving together. Along with Hilmy, Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi and Ibrahim Shihab served, they both being appointed earlier.

During Hilmy's leaderships as ministers and vice presidency, Maldives faced extraordinary revolutionary deployments in fishing and economic industries. His tenure as minister of fisheries, Maldives established a modern fishing industry, resulting the economy grow. As a result of his efforts in Japan in 1972, the traditional dhonis in the Maldives were converted to engine—powered boats. In 1965, following the Maldives' attainment of independence from British protectorate, he played a pivotal role in the diplomatic efforts to secure the nation's membership in the United Nations.