Mariyam Saeed
Mariyam Saeed | |
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Saeed, c. 1954–1967 | |
| 2nd First Lady of the Maldives | |
| In role 11 November 1968 – 31 May 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Fathimath Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Naseema Mohamed |
| Spouse of the prime minister of the Maldives | |
| In role 12 December 1954 – 11 November 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim Nasir |
| Preceded by | Aishath Mohamed Didi |
| Succeeded by | Fathimath Ibrahim Didi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1933 Malé, Maldive Islands |
| Died | 26 April 2018 (aged 85) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Fathimath Saeed (sister) Ibrahim Shihab (brother) Adnan Hussain (brother) Ahmed Muthasim Adnan (nephew) Mohamed Amin Didi (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | poet |
Mariyam Saeed (27 March 1933 – 26 April 2018) was a Maldivian poet who was the first lady of the Maldives as the second wife of president Ibrahim Nasir from November 1968 until her husband handed the role to his third wife Naseema Mohamed. From 1954 to 1968, Saeed was also the spouse of the prime minister of the Maldives. Referred to be one of the greatest poets in Maldivian history, she was the daughter of the greatest poet in Maldivian history Hussain Salahuddin.
Born into the prominent family of poets, Saeed was educated in Malé. In 1953, she married politician Ibrahim Nasir, with whom she had 2 children. In 1954, she was designated with the title of spouse of the prime minister of the Maldives, when her husband Nasir was appointed prime minister. Later in 1968, after the abolishing of the monarchy, when her husband was proclaimed president, she was the first lady until in the following year her husband married his third wife Naseema Mohamed.
Saeed has been referred to as one of the greatest poets in the history of the Maldives. In 1983, she was awarded presidential award for her services on the poetry.