A foreign policy organised around national sovereignty and independence of decision, and public opposition to foreign military presence on Maldivian soil.
Hard infrastructure as the instrument of development: bridges, runways, harbours and utilities that shorten the distance between an island and a hospital, a school or a job.
Closer economic and financing ties with China, and a case for judging partnerships by the assets they leave standing in the country.
A platform grounded in social conservatism and in the country's religious and cultural identity as the basis of national unity.
Hands over the presidency to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih after the 2018 election.
Authorities freeze US$6.5 million in assets and bring corruption and money-laundering charges connected to island lease payments.
Convicted of money laundering and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a US$5 million fine.
The appeal against the 2019 conviction is dismissed.
The Supreme Court quashes the money-laundering conviction and he is released after two years in custody.
Sentenced to 11 years and fined US$5 million in the V. Aarah atoll lease case. Moved to home confinement in October 2023.
The Supreme Court rules him ineligible to stand in the 2023 presidential election.
After leaving the Progressive Party of Maldives, the PNF is founded by his son Zeine Abdulla Yameen.
The High Court overturns the 11-year sentence and orders a retrial, finding the original proceedings unfair.
The Elections Commission completes registration of the party.
Elected president of the People's National Front unopposed.
The party stages the first rallies of the 2026 protests, calling for the President's resignation.
Coordinates with former presidents Mohamed Nasheed and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih over press restrictions and the constitutional referendum.
Elected president of the PNF unopposed on 30 October 2025. The party was registered on 25 April 2024 and recorded 3,012 members as of January 2026. It holds no seats in the People's Majlis.
From 7 April 2026 the PNF staged rallies calling for the President's resignation. In mid-May 2026 Yameen joined former presidents Mohamed Nasheed and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a joint opposition front over press restrictions and the constitutional referendum.
The PNF has begun fielding candidates under its own ticket, including Ismail Zariyand's 2026 campaign for Mayor of Malé — the party's first electoral outings since registration.
The High Court overturned the 11-year sentence in April 2024 and ordered a retrial on grounds of unfair proceedings. The retrial has been paused pending an appeal before the Supreme Court.
