{{Short description|Political party in the Maldives from 2019 to 2025}} {{About|the political party founded in 2019|party founded in 2011 and dissolved in 2013|List of political parties in the Maldives#Dissolved parties}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox political party | name = Maldives Reform Movement | native_name = މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް | native_name_lang = dv | logo = Maldives Reform Movement 2019 logo.svg | colorcode = #d4af37 | abbreviation = MRM | founder = Yumna Maumoon & Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | president = Ahmed Faris Maumoon | spokesperson = Ismail Naail Nasheed | foundation = {{start date|2019|11|20|df=y}}<ref name = "ECM"/> | dissolution = 29 January 2025 | split = Progressive Party of Maldives | ideology = Political Islam<br>Social conservatism<br>Nationalism<br>Presidentialism | membership = 2,231<ref name = "ECM">{{cite web |title= Maldives Reform Movement |url=https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/political-parties/25 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Elections Commission of Maldives }}</ref> | position = Right-wing | religion = Sunni Islam | footnotes = ''Membership updated as of 19 September 2024'' | colors = {{colour box|#d4af37}} Gold<br>{{colour box|#043927}} Green | headquarters = 2nd Floor, 2A, Maaraadha Aage, Dhanburuh Magu (Abaage Magu) Machchangolhi, Male', Maldives | international = | website = {{URL|www.mrm.mv}} | country = Maldives | leader1_title = Deputies | leader1_name = Aiminath Nadira, Shazail Shiyam }}
The '''Maldives Reform Movement''' ({{langx|dv| މޯލްޑިވްސް ރިފޯމް މޫވްމެންޓް }}) was a political party in the Maldives officially founded on 20 November 2019.<ref name="TE">{{Cite news |last=Aiham |first=Ahmed |date=2 October 2019 |title=EC authorizes formation of Maldives Reform Movement |url=https://edition.mv/news/12734 |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=The Edition |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116191126/https://edition.mv/news/12734 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Elections Commission (EC) authorized the formation on 2 October 2019. The party was registered by Yumna Maumoon but was founded by former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after disagreements with Abdulla Yameen about the direction of the Progressive Party of Maldives.<ref name="TE" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaany |first=Aishath |date=25 November 2019 |title="Maldives Reform Movement" registered as a political party |url=https://raajje.mv/66613 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Raajje TV}}</ref> It was dissolved on 29 January 2025.
==History== MRM was the political party established by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who as of the party's founding was Asia's longest-serving president by time in office. He established the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) in 2005 after giving his consent legalizing political parties in Maldives. His disputes with the party leader at the time, Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, led to him leaving and establishing the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) in October 2011. Nonetheless, Maumoon left the PPM in 2017 over a dispute over its leadership with his estranged half-brother, former president Abdulla Yameen.
The function to form the party was held on 7 November 2019 where the former president, Maumoon was appointed as the President of the party. Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) has received the official certificate of registration with the Elections Commission on 20 November 2019.<ref name="oneonline.mv">{{Cite news |date=25 November 2019 |title=MRM officially registered, receives certificate |work=One |url=https://oneonline.mv/en/18473 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
On 2 October 2021, MRM held its congress and former MP Ahmed Faris Maumoon was elected as its president while Aiminath Nadira and Shazail Shiyam was elected as the deputies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2021 |title=MRM Congress: Faris elected as pres, Shazail and Nadira as VP |work=Avas |url=https://avas.mv/en/107764 |access-date=2022-01-18}}</ref>
On 24 May 2023, the Election Commission issued a decision to dissolve the MRM, as the party failed to maintain a minimum of 3,000 members as mandated by law.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malika |first=Shahid |date=24 May 2023 |title=MRM to be dissolved after party membership falls short |url=https://edition.mv/news/27964 |work=The Edition |archive-date=24 May 2023 |access-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524162031/https://edition.mv/news/27964 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was later found out that the Election Commission didn't count some membership forms that were not processed at that time and the Supreme Court revoked the dissolvement letter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohamed |first=Mariyath |date=12 February 2024 |title=EC decision to dissolve MRM unlawful: Civil Court |url=https://edition.mv/maldives_reform_movement_mrm/31693 |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=The Edition}}</ref>
In 2024, the EC decided to dissolve the MRM after once again failing to reach a minimum of 3000 members.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rehan |first=Mohamed |date=25 August 2024 |title=EC again decides to dissolve MRM |url=https://en.sun.mv/91532 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Sun}}</ref> On 16 October 2024, it resumed efforts on dissolving the MRM.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 2024 |title=EC resumes efforts to dissolve MRM |url=https://en.sun.mv/92584 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Sun}}</ref>
On 29 January 2025, the EC officially dissolved the party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 January 2025 |title=ECM Moves to Dissolve MRM Over Membership Shortfall |url=https://www.plus.mv/english/ecm-moves-to-dissolve-mrm-over-membership-shortfall/ |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=MV+}}</ref>
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