Muhammad Fareed Didi
| Muhammad Fareed Didi | |||||
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| King Mohamed Fareed I/ Lord of the Thousand-Two-Hundred islands | |||||
Muhammad Fareed Didi in 1954 | |||||
| King of the Maldives | |||||
| Reign | March 7, 1954 – November 11, 1968 | ||||
| Predecessor | Monarchy restored
President of the Maldives (Mohamed Amin Didi) | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished
President of the Maldives (Ibrahim Nasir) | ||||
| Born | January 11, 1901 Malé, Sultanate of the Maldive Islands | ||||
| Died | March 27, 1969 (aged 68) Malé, Maldives | ||||
| Burial | Galolhu Cemetery | ||||
| Spouse | Mugurigey Waheeda, Buruneege Didi | ||||
| Issue | Princess Fareedha Umar | ||||
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| House | Huraage | ||||
| Dynasty | House of Huraa | ||||
| Father | Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi | ||||
| Mother | Princess Veyogey Dhon Goma | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
King Muhammad Fareed Didi (Dhivehi: އަލްއަމީރު މުޙަންމަދު ފަރީދު ދީދީ, Al'amīru Muḥanmadu Farīdu Dīdī) KCMG, (January 11 1901 – May 27 1969), the son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi (Al Munthakhab Liarshi Dhaulathil Mahaldheebiyya), was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian monarch to assume the title of "King" with the style of "His Majesty". He was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1954, until 1965, and King of the Maldives from 1965, until 1968. He was deposed in 1968 from the throne when the Maldives became a republic, and died the following year in Maldives.