President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed attended the festivities held in celebration of 54th Independence Day of Maldives at National Stadium.

Vice President Faisal Naseem and his wife Aishath Shamsada was also in the attendees along with Minister of Home Affairs, Imran Abdulla who welcomed the First Couple. They were greeted with the Presidential salute by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).

The salute was followed by the National Anthem by an orchestra that includes members from different School Bands and MNDF.

The festivities included cultural performances, musicals and other events presented by different schools and MNDF.

Several Cabinet Members, Parliamentarians and other government officials took part in the celebrations as well.