Speaker of the Parliament and former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has departed on an unofficial visit to the UK.

With a photo of the former President at the VIP lounge at Velana International Airport, the official MDP Twitter account tweeted that President Nasheed departed this morning.

The last time President Nasheed traveled abroad was to India in February 2020 on an official visit.

While the Speaker of the Parliament has left the country, the current session of the parliament has not ended and the closing of the session, initially set for yesterday, was pushed back to 31 August. The parliament would then resume in October.