National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas)
The Maldives President’s Office states that National Day is observed annually on the first of Rabi’ al-Awwal and commemorates Muhammad Thakurufaanu’s liberation of the Maldives from Portuguese rule; the Ministry of Education calendar lists 14 August for 2026.
Date and recurrence
1 Rabi’ al-Awwal in the Islamic calendar; 14 August in the Maldives official 2026 calendar
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Republic of Maldives national commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Maldives: Qaumee Dhuvas
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
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Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas)?
1 Rabi’ al-Awwal in the Islamic calendar; 14 August in the Maldives official 2026 calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 1 Rabi’ al-Awwal in the Islamic calendar; 14 August in the Maldives official 2026 calendar.
Does National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas) fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Republic of Maldives national commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas)?
The stored designation basis is: The Maldives President’s Office states that National Day is observed annually on the first of Rabi’ al-Awwal and commemorates Muhammad Thakurufaanu’s liberation of the Maldives from Portuguese rule; the Ministry of Education calendar lists 14 August for 2026.. Supporting provenance includes President’s Office Maldives — National Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Day (Qaumee Dhuvas) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Republic of Maldives national commemoration. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.