Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, took oath of office as the Minister of Tourism on 6th August 2020. Mausoom started his career in the year 1985 as an Administrative Officer at the Department of Tourism, Maldives. Prior to his appointment as the Minister of Tourism at President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s Cabinet, he was the High Commissioner of Maldives to Singapore, New Zealand and designated High Commissioner to Australia. He was also a

Member of Parliament representing Kelaa Constituency and before that held cabinet portfolios of Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation; and Minister of Environment, Energy and Water and various other posts at Government and Boards of SOEs. Dr. Mausoom was the General Manager of the Sun Island Resort and Spa for four years and has worked as a tourism consultant for over 25 years and was involved in the development of 3rd Tourism Master Plan of the Maldives.

Dr. Mausoom holds a Doctorate Degree on sustainable tourism development conferred by the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UK. He did his MSc in Hotel Management at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Mr. Murad Hassan is currently the Director of Business Development of Villa Hotels & Resorts. Over the last 9 years had played pivotal roles in Developing markets such as Maldives, UAE, Singapore, and Malaysia and served on the Company's Board of Directors. He has worked at MTPB (now MMPRC) at the beginning of his career, along with some hotels after that. He has a Master's Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and specializes in skills such as Online Marketing, Account Management, Revenue Management, and distribution in the tourism sector.

Mr. Malik Mohamed is currently the Group Director of Pulse Resorts Maldives, a local Resort Management Company managing resorts comprising of 5 star to Ultra luxury resorts. Prior to this assignment Malik was Complex Director of Finance for Marriott International Group managing two resorts in the Maldives. Spend over 15 years with Starwood and Marriott in various properties within Asia Pacific region.

Duminda is a partner of KPMG in Maldives and counts over 19 years of experience in the field of External Audit. His clients in the Maldives include listed companies, multinational companies, financial institutions, diversified group of companies, Government institutions etc. Prior to join KPMG Maldives he has worked in PWC UK, EY Barbados, KPMG Eastern Caribbean, KPMG Dubai and KPMG Sri Lanka in different capacities.

He has wealth of experience audit in international banks, 4 of them are in top 50 banks (by total assets). He has extensive experience in auditing in various sectors including telecommunication, utility, retail, hotels and manufacturing. He has conducted various trainings, seminars and workshops in relation to audit methodology, IFRS/ US GAAP, risk management, performance management and leadership, information skills, banking and insurance.

Duminda is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Special) in Accountancy and Financial Management. He is also an Associate member of Certified Management Accountants.

Zarif works as Global Head of Market Partnerships in ACCA. He leads and develops strategic partnerships with national accountancy bodies, regional accountancy organizations, governments (Ministry of Finance, Supreme Audit Office, Central Bank) regulators and donors, and represents ACCA in external forums and consistently promote ACCA’s global contribution to public value.

Zarif was the Chief Executive of Certified Professional Accountants (CPA) Afghanistan since March 2017 and earlier was the Program Manager for Professional Accountancy Organization Development in the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan since June 2013. He was responsible for enactment of Afghanistan Accountancy Law, establishment of Executive Office, Board and related Technical Committees and Capacity Building of Accountants and Auditors. Zarif focused on quality education, well defined regulations and CPA Afghanistan’s recognition in all national, regional and international platforms. He played a major role in obtaining South Asia Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and Confederation of Asia and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) associate memberships for CPA Afghanistan. He initiated the idea of Strategic Partnership and revenue sharing for CPA Afghanistan jointly with ACCA. He also initiated a unique scholarship model funded by the World Bank and increased the number of professional accountants from 200 to 1,700 within 2 years in which over 30% of them were women.

Zarif has experience of more than 15 years of working with different Organizations like USAID and US embassy funded programs, Financial Institutions and Banks, NGOs and Universities as Finance Manager, Program Coordinator and part time Lecturer. Zarif holds a master’s degree in Practices and Policies from Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Nuwan counts over 20 years of experience in providing audit and related assurance service, which including over 18 years with BIG 4 firms. He has worked in Sri Lanka, Middle-East and Maldives. Nuwan has experience in serving many clients in diversified industries including Financial Services, Airlines, Consumer and Retail, Manufacturing, Services, Construction and Leisure. Nuwan has an extensive experience in auditing Public Listed and Private Clients. He possesses in-depth knowledge in IFRS/SLFRS. He also has experience in serving many key clients of EY Sri Lanka and is a key resource person at EY Sri Lanka in relation to providing training and coaching personnel at EY.

Nuwan is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) and also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK (CIMA).

Before establishing his own professional auditing and consultancy organization, he worked in PwC for more than 20 years and rendered consultancy, auditing, and due-diligence services to multi-national and local investors. He held the directorship responsibility of PwC Ankara tax team together with Sworn-in CPA responsibility of various reputable companies. He has been working as chief independent auditor in Turkey and as an international consultant since 2016.

Akdogan, is specialized in the area of statutory and international accounting standards and international tax regulations together with the areas of mergers and acquisitions, double taxation treaties and auditing of the various business lines. His experience includes auditing, tax consultations, international tax structuring and due diligence services rendered to several PE houses and multi-national strategic investors with regards to their transactions in various industries. So far, he supported more than 1,200 companies and he lead international consulting teams for more than 300 M&A transactions including IPOs from all over the world.

Mustafa, holds the Sworn-in Certified Public Accountant Certificate (Y.M.M) together with Independent Auditor Certificate of Public Oversight Board and Advanced Level Capital Market Board certificate of CMB. He also has academic studies and gives lectures in various reputable universities of Turkey, including Bilkent and Bogazici Universities. Following his graduation from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, Economics Department, and after obtaining the MBA degree in Accounting and Finance he obtained PhD degree on Advanced Accounting and Finance (Eng.) from Marmara University. In 2015 he received «associate professor» title as an external academic.

Mr. Ibrahim Fazeel has over 18 years of extensive experience in public sector external and internal auditing and is currently the Director of State-Owned Enterprises and Statutory Bodies’ Audits and the Chief Internal Auditor at the Auditor General’s Office (AGO).

He is a council member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives and Chairman of Technical & Standards Committee of the Institute.

Mr. Fazeel is also a member of State Internal Audit Committee at the Ministry of Finance. He regularly lectures as part-time lecturer at Maldives National University. Furthermore, he develops and delivers financial reporting, audit, governance and risk management related training programs at the Institute of Professional Education (IPE).

He is awaiting his CIMA fellow membership and is a qualified Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Chartered Member of Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA), UK and Ireland.

Mr. Ahmed Salih is the Director of Research and Development at the Auditor General’s Office.

He has the filled the roles of Director of State-owned Enterprises Audit as well as the Director of Technical Services and Director of Performance Audit at the Auditor General’s Office. Mr. Salih is a lecturer at Maldives National University and also has experience as a lecturer at undergraduate, post graduate and professional accounting courses run by private colleges and the business school of the Maldivian National University. He has expertise in working as a facilitator for training programs run by the Capital Market Development Authority as well.

Mr. Salih is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA).

Mr. Adam is the General Manager, Leadership & Organization Development at Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL). Adam has over two and half decades of experience in Accounting, Management, Human Resource Development, Instructional Leadership and Community development in both private and public sector organizations. Prior to joining MACL, last September, Adam has served Auditor General Office, for seven years. During this time, he has immensely contributed to the development of Accounting profession and formation of CA Maldives.

Adam is a John C Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker and Teacher, and a Master Practitioner of NLP and Timeline Therapy. He has MBA in International Business, and MSc in Educational Management & Leadership.

Adam is a teacher at heart, and has delivered many trainings, workshops and keynotes on Leadership and Human Capital Development. He is also a visiting lecturer for MBA program, teaching Human Capital and Leadership related modules.

Mr. Ajwad Musthafa is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Utility Regulatory Authority. Prior to his appointment as the Permanent Secretary, he was the Director General and a member of the Governing Board of the former Maldives Energy Authority.

Mr. Musthafa currently oversees all activities at an executive level under policy direction from the Minister and act as a financial executive of the institution, as well as the head of the civil servants of the Ministry and affiliated agencies.

The scope of his diverse management experience spans all sectors within the mandate of the Ministry including environment protection and conservation, utilities services (energy, water, sewerage), technology and related infrastructure projects.

Paired with his academic qualification and extensive experience especially in the energy sector, he had spearheaded sector planning aspects, and had been instrumental in facilitating transformational changes within the energy sector over the past several years.

Mr. Musthafa holds an MSc in Energy Economics and Policy from the University of Surrey, UK.

Mr. Ibrahim Naeem is the Director of Public Sector Audits at the Auditor General’s Office.

He has extensive experience in the public sector auditing and has worked more than 20 years in the field. Apart from being a member of Admission and Licensing Committee at CA Maldives, Mr. Ibrahim Naeem is also a member of the state procurement policy board at the Auditor General’s Office and a Member of State Procurement Policy Board.

Mr. Ibrahim Naeem holds MSc in Financial Investments.

Head of Flight Operations

Joined TMA in 2001. He holds a Commercial pilot license and has extensive experience flying twin otter aircraft as a Captain.

Over the years, he rose through the ranks and presently heads the Flight Operations department at TMA, which is also the largest department with more than 400 employees.

Mr. Mohamed Haleem is the Head of Finance at Flyme (Villa Air) and also serves as a Board Member of Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA), and a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Maldives (ICAM).

He has over 15 years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial management and academia, with his auditing experience started at PWC.

Mr. Haleem has a rich experience in lecturing and mentoring students in both academic and professional programs. He is a registered mentor of Oxford Brookes University, UK, and also sits on Advisory Committee for Faculty of Business Management at Villa College.

Mr. Haleem is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). In addition, he holds Master of Science in Professional Accountancy from University of London.

Mr. Vora has over 8 years of professional experience in Global Transfer Pricing and international tax practice; associated with the subject since more than a decade. His core practice is advising multinational corporations with Indian as well as global Transfer Pricing Regulation in all contexts, including planning, formulating Transfer Pricing policies, 3-Tier Documentation, litigation and Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs). He has prepared TP documentation for Asia (India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka etc), Middle East (KSA, Egypt), Africa (Tanzania, Zambia, etc) region. His role includes advising on BEPS Action Plans and possesses in-depth knowledge of international taxation. He is actively engaged in Economic Substance Regulation (ESR) of UAE (since its inception) and tax heavens such as Cayman Islands, BVI, etc. He has successfully represented at Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) at multiple occasions. He frequently writes articles for leading tax portals and addresses forums at regular intervals. Before joining Crowe UAE, Mr. Vora was working with renowned Chartered Accountant Firm in India. He is a solution-oriented, pro-active and strategic thinker.

Mr. Vora is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He is also a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has completed Certified course on ‘’Rethinking International Tax Law’’ – offered by Leiden University, Netherlands.

Channa has extensive experience in overseas operations, as the Country Manager of Ernst & Young - Maldives, and with apparel operations in Bangladesh as the Chief Financial Officer. Further, he was instrumental in setting up one of the pioneering manufacturing plants, in the emerging market in Africa, in 2015. Channa served in Hirdaramani Group for long 12 years and was the Chief Operating Officer of Knit Cluster towards end of his Hirdaramani years. He was responsible for operations of 10 manufacturing plants for leading buyers and was responsible for Sales and Marketing for a product category. He joined Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, from Aitken Spence Group, where he was the CEO/Directors of Aitken Spence Garments Ltd.

Channa Gunawardana, CEO of Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and also a fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, with an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He holds a First Class degree from the Department of Accountancy and Financial Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is reading for his PhD with Management and Science University in Malaysia.

He is recognized as the country’s leading CIMA Case Study lecturer and conducts leadership programs for youth in his spare time.

Robin is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dhiraagu PLC - the largest telecommunications company in the Maldives. He has 17 years of experience in finance, including 10 years with Dhiraagu, 7 of which as CFO. Prior to joining Dhiraagu, Robin was with the Cable & Wireless Group (UK) for 7 years. He is a CIMA member and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from Brunel University (UK).

Iyaz Waheed is a Growth Leader, who has over 20 years’ experience in Hospitality leadership. A keynote speaker who can keep crowd’s engagement, through high energy delivery. A person with a big heart in serving humanity at the core of beliefs and with a mission to help organizations and individuals to achieve more and become better by adopting a growth mindset culture.

Iyaz is currently the President of the Universal Foundation. He was a board member of Maldives Association of Tourism Industry and Maldives Pension Administration Office. He has also filled managerial positions at Universal Enterprises, Per AQUUM Retreats & Resorts, Laguna Maldives and Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa.

Iyaz is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds a Postgraduate Degree in International Business from University of West London.

Mr. Ismail Rasheed was appointed as the CEO & Managing Director of Dhiraagu and as a Member of the Board by Batelco in September 2015. He served as the Chief Executive of Dhiraagu from 2007 till September 2015 and held other key positions including Director of Networks from 2000 to 2007, Manager Networks Planning and Projects from 1999 to 2000.

Mr. Rasheed has been recognized as a pioneer in leadership, governance and the telecom industry. Under his leadership, Dhiraagu has ushered the country into the digital age and continues to lead the field by placing premium value on customer experience and, through consistent innovation.

He holds an MBA from the University of Reading (UK), BEng (Hons) in Telecommunications Systems Management & Design - Anglia Polytechnic University (UK). Mr. Rasheed is also a member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (UK).

Mr. Rifaath Jaleel is the Managing Partner of MHPA LLP, with close to 30 years of professional experience in accounting and auditing. He is a MIRA approved Auditor and currently a Director of CMDA. 

He also sits on the Governments Tax Reform Committee, the Business Council and the Business Faculty Advisory Committee of the Maldives National University’s Business School. He has been the Chairman of the Maldives Finance Leasing Company for several years and provides consulting services to a number of high profile local and multinational companies. 

Ms. Mariyam Visam joined the Ministry of Economic Development in 2014 as Registrar of Companies.

Before joining the Ministry, she held key positions including Deputy CEO of Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) and Board Member of the Maldives Pension Administration Office (MPAO).

Ms. Visam has over 15 years of experience in corporate regulatory field including FDIs, Corporate Governance, Risk Management & Public Policy. Ms. Visam holds a Master of Business Economics from the University of Queensland.

Mr Mohamed Giyas has been involved in the financial services sector of the Maldives for the last 30 years. He was with the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) for 14 years before he joined the Maldives Finance Leasing Company (MFLC) in 2002. When he left MMA, he was the Manager of the Credit and Bank Supervision Department. During his tenure with the MMA, he was involved in the financial sector reforms and the restructuring program initiated by the MMA in the mid-90s. Prior to joining Commercial Bank of Maldives (CBM) as the Deputy CEO in 2019, Mr Giyas played an instrumental role in the turnaround of MFLC. Mr Giyas has a Bachelor of Business degree from Australia, with a double major in Economics and Finance.

Fareeha Shareef is a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Maldives. Fareeha has twenty years of experience in strategic management, financial and business planning, auditing, training and socio-economic research. As co-founder she led FJS in its early years, and with the growth and diversification FJS achieved, she continues to lead its Assurance and Advisory arm. Fareeha has worked with prominent public sector and international organizations including UNDP, FAO, IFAD, WHO, World Bank and Asian Development Bank in addition to numerous private sector engagements. Fareeha has served as Chairperson of Bank of Maldives PLC and served on the boards of Maldives Pension Administration Office, Maldives Housing Finance Corporation PLC, and Ooredoo Maldives PLC. Fareeha is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant, UK.

Azza Mohamed is a Senior Project Coordinator at Transparency Maldives, the national chapter of Transparency International. She is currently working on multi year project to improve transparency and accountability of state-owned enterprises’ management and governance and to enhance awareness of effective business integrity practices within civil society and the private sector.

She is a passionate advocate for good governance and has a background in business administration, accounting and finance.

Jatin is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with over 30 years of experience in the field of assurance and business advisory.

Jatin has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Maldives since 2002 and has considerable experience in conducting audits of several corporates including Banks, Central bank and public limited listed companies in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Jatin has a sound knowledge on IFRS. He has provided implementation assistance on new accounting standards (IFRS - 9, IFRS - 15 and IFRS - 16) to several corporates in Maldives. He is currently participating in PwC internal trainings on IFRS 17. He is a trainer and speaker on IFRSs.

Mohamed Kaleem is a shareholder and former Managing Director of Sonee Hardware, a well-established family business in the Maldives. He has been with the company for over 35 years and has played a key role in building the business.

Mohamed Kaleem is also a celebrated sports icon in the country who has captained the national football team with many accolades to his name. His contributions to Maldivian football – both as a player and coach - are especially notable.

A chartered Insurer by profession, Mr. Wahid has 24 years of experience in the insurance industry. He started his career at Allied Insurance Company of the Maldives and advanced through the ranks to become Managing Director, a position he held for six years. he led the company to become established as the large multi-faceted organization which it is today, after which, ventured out on his own to establish Dhivehi Insurance.

Widely travelled and well known in the regional insurance markets, Mr. Wahid is an established entrepreneur with extensive experience in conceptualizing new initiatives, strategic planning, and management.

Mr. Wahid is also the co-founder of and director of Ensis Fisheries and group companies

He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK).

Hawwa Latheef joined MMA in 2000, and is currently heading the Payment Systems and Oversight Division (PSD). The PSD team is mainly responsible for monitoring the activities of the financial market infrastructures to ensure their compliance with the relevant laws, regulations and guidelines to ensure stability and soundness of the financial system of the Maldives. The division also undertakes the necessary activities for developing the national payment system by providing a safe, efficient, accessible, inclusive and interoperable payments and settlement system for the country.

During her tenure at MMA, she played a key role in the implementation of systemically important payment systems such as implementation of the Maldives Real-time Gross Settlement System and Automated Clearing House as well as the Cheque Imaging and Truncation System.

At present, she is leading the major project - Maldives Payment System Development Project- initiated by MMA to transform and modernize the payments landscape in the Maldives. The project includes implementation of new Instant Payment Infrastructure that facilitates innovative, convenient, and affordable access to digital financial services across the country as well as development of the necessary regulatory framework.

Hawwa Latheef holds a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from Curtin University of Technology and an MBA from University of Bedfordshire.

Badhurudheen Hassan is a banker by profession and has 10 years of combined experience in Banking and Management field. He currently works at Bank of Maldives as the Head of Retail Banking & Cards.

Prior to joining the bank, Badhurudheen was the Managing Director appointed by the President of Maldives at the Upper North Health Services Corporation Limited (UNHSC) as the youngest MD of an SOE. Additionally, Badhurudheen owns Kulhudhuffushi Online, a locally established online media for 12 years and is also the Managing Director of Skill Farm Pvt Ltd. Badhurudheen has a Bachelors’ Degree in Business and Commerce with double majors in Accounting and Banking and Finance from Monash University Australia. He holds a Master of Business Administration from University of the West of England.

Badhurudheen has also worked as a lecturer at Villa College and attended to sessions at Maldives National University as a guest lecturer.

Badhurudheen is an Affiliate Member of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

Captain Ibrahim Rasheed, commonly known as Captain Iburey, is an icon in the aviation industry in Maldives. Holding license no. 001, he is the first person to become a commercial pilot in the Maldives and has since driven a long and a very successful career of 39 years serving the aviation industry in multiple capacities.

Over the years, he has held numerous key positions in Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), Air Maldives, Island Aviation, Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Villa Air (Flyme).

He has held the positions of Operational Head and Training Pilot in Air Maldives and Island Aviation. He has worked at Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in multiple capacities for over 23 years, significantly contributing to the development of aviation industry in Maldives. Being an aviation veteran currently in service with over 17,000 flying hours under his belt, he has an unparalleled history of developing many of the leading aviation professionals serving in the country. Currently, he is working at Villa Air (Flyme) as an Examiner, Instructor and a Consultant.

Ms. Mariyam Shiuna is the President of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of the Maldives.

Prior to her appointment to ACC she was the Executive Director at Transparency International – Maldives. During her tenure at TI-Maldives she led three of the largest domestic nationwide election observation efforts; designed and delivered capacity buildings programs on anti-corruption and good governance for local councilors, electoral candidates, ministers, political parties and other national stakeholders; and led advocacy for anti-corruption legislation such as on right to information, whistleblower protection and freedom of association.

Ms. Shiuna has extensive experience in researching and advocating for transparency, accountability and good governance. As such she has published op-eds and research on these issues, and is a speaker at national and international platforms on anti-corruption and good governance. She has also undertaken consultancy work on anti-corruption with international institutions such as the World Bank. She was also a member of the 24-member Transparency Advisory Group, a regional body of academics, professionals and activists promoting RTI, transparency and good governance in South Asia.

Ms. Shiuna’s professional career also includes working at Birkbeck College; University of East London; and Institute of Administrative Management in the UK; at UNDP and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives.

Ms. Shiuna completed her MSc. in Violence, Conflict and Development from the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London; BA (Hons) in History from London Metropolitan University; and Postgraduate Certificate in Politics from Birkbeck College, University of London; Certificate in Management from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Ms. Fathimath Razeena was appointed as Financial Controller of Ministry of Finance in 2016. She has worked for the development of the Public Accounting System of Maldives since 2007 and actively engaged in developing the decentralized governments accounting system. 

She also served as a board member at 3 SOE’s in a period of 2008 to 2015. She is the Board Director at Maldives to SAARC Development Fund. She was also a member of the first National Pay Commission of Maldives and a member of the Steering Committee for the PFM project. 

Ms. Razeena holds a degree in Accounting & Finance and MBA. 

Ms Shirumeena Hussain joined Auditor General’s Office in 1997 as Audit Accountant (Trainee). She has a career spanning over 20 years in AGO and throughout this period she has worked in different Audit Departments of the Organization.

Until her appointment as an Assistant Auditor General, she was the Director of Compliance and Special Audit Department. Ms Shirumeena also served as the Manager of Performance Audit, where she was actively involved in the initial development of the Performance Audit Department. She was also involved in different roles in the Financial Audit Department, where she held the position low as Audit Accountant (Trainee) to high as a Manager of Financial Audit Department.

Ms Shirumeena is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She also holds Master of Professional Accounting, from La Trobe University of Australia and Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from ACCA/Oxford Brookes University Degree Partnership.

Having served as CFO of the National Pension Fund, setting up administration and investment management operations, and developing the finance team he joined the financial services industry in 2018.

Abdul Haleem Abdul Latheef started his career as an academic in 2000 and he worked for the Bank of Maldives as Deputy CFO, MCB (Maldives) as Head of Corporate Banking, and for Solarelle Insurance as Deputy CEO.

He is also the current President of Maldives Red Crescent. He is a Board Member of the National Pension Fund. Abdul Haleem Abdul Latheef is a graduate of the University of Wollongong, Australia, and a Chartered Management Accountant holding membership with CIMA (UK).

Yaugoob Abdulla is the Member of Parliament representing Dhaandhoo Constituency. He is also the Vice Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee.

Yaugoob Abdulla, is the managing partner of Prudent Chartered, and has over 10 years of experience in the accounting and the auditing field. During this time, having been exposed to different industries in the Maldives, he has gained extensive experience and knowledge about the business culture in the Maldives. During his early career, he has also worked in the Auditor General office, and this has helped with to get familiarized with the operations of different government organizations. After completing his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) studies, Yaugoob worked in the internal audit department of State Trading Organization PLC(STO) and accounts department of Island Aviation Services Limited. These companies are among one of the largest companies in the Maldives.

Yaugoob is also among the first individual auditors registered at Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA).

Yaugoob is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a BSc(Hons) Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University, UK and is a licensed auditor at MIRA and the Auditor General Office of the Maldives.

Mr. A.K.M. Delwer Hussain graduated with honours in masters in Management from the University of Dhaka. He is a veteran professional Cost and Management Accountant of the country.

Mr. A.K.M. Delwer Hussain was the President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) for the years 2004 and 2013. He is an elected Council Member of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh ICMAB since 1999 to this date. He was also elected as a Board Member and also Member of the Strategic Committee of the Confederation of Asia and Pacific Accountants, (CAPA) in 2004.

Mr. Hussain has also served as the Director of Rupali Bank Ltd., a state owned commercial bank of Bangladesh. In addition, he was also a Member of the National Wages and Productivity Commission of Bangladesh in 2010.

At present he is a Member of Finance Committee of Bangladhesh University of Engineering and Technology. (BUET), WASO Credit Rating Company BD Ltd. and Secretary General of Consultative Committee of State Owned Enterprises (CONCOPE).