 After the death of Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi on 21 February 1952, the members of the country's parliament chose Mohamed Amin Didi to be the next Sultan.However, he stated that "for the sake of the people of Maldives I would not accept the crown and the throne".The People's Majlis voted on 13 April to form a commission with Amin Didi as its chairman to determine the country's future governance structure.