Ministry of Tourism Political Appointees

Qualifications and Experience

Designation Qualification Experience# NameMinister r Doctorate Degree on Sustainable

Tourism Development Conferred by theSchool of Public Policy, University ofBirmingham, UK.

o MSc in Hotel Management at theUniversity of Ulster, Northern lreland

. Higher Commissioner of Maldives to Singapore

. Higher Commissioner of Maldlves to NewZealand

o High Commissioner of Maldives to Australia

o Member of Parliament for Kelaa Constituency

o Secretary General of DRP

o Vice President of Republican Party

o Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation

o Minister of Environment, Energy and Water

o Maldives Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB)

o Member of Tourism Promotion Advisory Council

Board Director of State Trading Organization(sro)

o Member of College Council of Maldives College

of Higher Education

Board Directors of Maldives Transport &Construction Com pany (MTCC)

o Board Member of Maldives Association ofTourism lndustry (MATI)

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General Manager, Sun lsland Resort and Spa

Adm i n istrative Officer, Depa rtment of Tou rism

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2 o Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, 2008

- 2018 (10 years)

o Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health,

20L4o Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of

Environment, 201.3

. Director, Head of Quality Management Section,

Ministry of Tourism, 5 November 2005 - 17

March 2006. Deputy Director, Head ofTrade Standards

Section, Ministry of Tourism, 01 July 2003- 6

November 2005o Assistant Director, Head ofTrade Standards

Section, Ministry of Tourism, 1 Jan 1997 - 18 Feb

1999; 01 Jan 2002 - 01 July 2003

o Senior Planning Officer, Planning &Development Section, Ministry of Tourism, 1 Jan

1995- 1 Jan 1997r Planning Officer, Planning & Development

Section, Ministry of Tourism,23 May 7997-29Jan 1992

o Assistant Registration Officer, Legal &

Registrations Section. Department of Tourism,

15 Jun 1988- 23 May 1991

o Assistant Public Relations Officer, Departmentof Tourism, 17 May 7987 - 01 October 1987

. Public Relations Officer (Trainee), Departmentof Tourism, 16 April 1986 - 17 May 1987

o Assistant Administrative Officer, Department ofTourism, 01July 1985 - 16 April 1986

PhD in Hotel and Tourism Management(Part-time), The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2012

Master of Tourism (Credit), Universityof Otago, New Zealond, August 2003

Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism(Credit), University of Otago, New

Zeolond, Moy 2001

Bachelor of Business, Tourism

Managemenl, The University ofQueenslond, Austrolia, December 7994

Diploma (Highly Commended) in

Tourism Managemenl, lnstitute ofTourism and Hotel Monogement,Salzburg, Austria, Moy, 1988

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Minister of StateDr. Ahmed Salih

3 Dr. Naushad Mohamed Deputy Minister o Bachelor of Business Education(Marketing & Management), Universityof

e Wollongong, Australia

Master of Commerce (Marketing) fromMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia

o PhD, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland,(Key area: Destination marketing and

o lslamic tourism)

President of Clique College from

Deputy Minister - Ministry of Tourism

4 Asad Riza Deputy Minister o Technical Vocational and EducationalTraining, Villa College' City, Maldives

Chartered lnstitute of ManagementAccounting (did not graduate)

o Villa College'City, Maldives

BTEC National Diploma in Travel andTourism (Faculty of Hospitality and

Tourism Studies, Maldives NationalUniversity, Male' City, Ma, Maldives)

o Bachelor of Business in TourismManagement (Faculty of Hospitality and

Tourism Studies, Maldives NationalUniversity, Male' City, Maldives)

Masters in Hospitality and TourismManagement (Faculty of Hospitality and

Tourism Studies, Maldives NationalUniversity, Male' City, Maldives)

Accounts Trainee, Holiday lsland Resort & Spa,

South Ari Atoll, Maldives (February to May 2009)

o Sales & Reservations Manager, Aqua MaldivesPvt Ltd (November 2009 to July 2014)

Reservations lntern, Soneva Resorts (July 2014to october 2014)

Sales & Marketing Executive, Villa Travels &Tours Pvt Ltd (23rd November 2O!4to 25th June

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o Sales & Operations Executive, Capital Travels(01st July to October 2017)

r Sales Executive, Kihaa Maldives by Coral lslandResorts Pvt Ltd

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Ahmed Athif

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Deputy Minister o Jun 2017- Jan 2020: Member of Atoll Council,

Secretariat of South Thiladhunmathi

o Feb 20t7- Jun 2017: President of Atoll Council,

Secretariat of South Thiladhunmathi

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o 2079 - Present: MBA (MQA level 9),

British School of Commerce (on going)

. 20761 Graduate Diploma in Business

Administration (MQA level8), AvidCollege

o 2072: Diploma in Modern PortManagement, Port Training Centre /MPL

c 2OL7: Advance certificate Modern Port

Management, Port Training Centre /MPL

o 2007: Advance Certificate in

Management / MNU

o Feb 2016- Feb 2017: Member of Atoll Council,

Secretariat of South Thiladhunmathi

o Feb 2014- Feb 2016: Vice President of AtollCouncil, Secretariat of South Thiladhunmathi

o April 2013- Feb 2014: Senior Administrative

officer / MNU Kulhudhuffushi Campus

o Sept 2011- May 2012: Managing Director,

Kulhudhuffushi Port Limited

Jan 2Ott- Sept 2011: Acting Managing Director,Kulhudhuffushi Port Limited

Jun 2009 - Dec 2010: Manager, KulhudhuffushiRegional Port

o Nov 2005 - Jun 2009: Technical Officer,Kulhudhuffushi Regional Port

o Oct 2003 - Oct 2005: General Affairs Officer,Wakachiku Construction Co,Ltd / )apan(Maldives Regional Ports Project)

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6 Teacher GA. Education Center

Asst Analyst Programmer National Center

For lnformation Technology

Case Assista nt Anti-Corruption Commission

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r VTV Presenter Villa TV

Edexel General Certificate ofEducation (Advanced Level)

lnternational English Language

Testing System (IELTS)

Bachelor in lnformation Technology

MSc in Technology Management

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Rifath Rasheed Senior Policy Director

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Manager - lnformation Technology facultyAVID College

Manager - Business Process AnalystMinistry of Economic Development

Lecturer (Part-time) AVID College

Director VASHI Company Pvt Ltd

Manager Bella Vista lnn

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7 lbrahim Farhad Senior Policy Director Diploma in fire & safetymanagement (NILEM)

Safety & emergency training of8737-800ER,8757-200ER & 87 67 -

3OOER

GCE O'level (Almadhrasathul

lslamiyaa)

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MEGA Malidves Airlines - Senior FlightAttenda nt

Fire Co lnternational Pvt Ltd -Operations/Marketing Manager

Alia lnvestments Pvt Ltd - MarketingExecutive

Maldives National Cadet -Warrant Officer Grade 1 (2008)

Warrant Officer Grade 2 (2009)

First Lieutenant (2014)

Captain (2017)

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8 Mohamed Khussan Project lmplementation Officer - Ministry ofFisheries & Agriculture (Maldives) (Nov 2014- May 2015 and Sep 2075 - Dec 2015)

Mechanical Engineer - Maldives Transportand Contracting Company PLC (Feb 2015 -

Sep 2017)

Personal Assistant to the Minister - MinistryofTourism (Feb 2019 -June 2019)

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Senior Policy Director PRINCE2 (Projects in ControlledEnvironments)

BEng (Hons) MechanicalEngineering (First Class) - Universityof Wolverhampton (Sep 2011 - July2Ot4)

MSc lnternational DevelopmentManagement (Distinction) -

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University of Westminster (Sept

2077 - Sept 2018)9 Maldiviana Airline Services Pte Ltd 1993-

1995 Partner

Seven Eleven, Maldives 1995- 1997 Manager

Sonee Hardware 1997- 1998 Go-down

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Crown Company 1998 - 2004 AirPortrepresentative

lsland Expert Maldives Apr2077 to Sept2018

Assigned Head Dhi Colours

Dhi Colours Apr20l7 to Sept2018

Construction Supervision Head

Odisons Holidays 2008 Managing Director

o Odisons Pvt Ltd - Partner

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Abdulla Mohamed Senior ExecutiveDirector

o Noonu Atoll Education Center. Schooling up to grade 9

Cyrex collegue ComputingCertif icate

Crown Tours First lmpressionCertificate in Management

Crown Tours Customer Care

Certificate

Vocational Training Centre, Raa

Alifushi Certificate in Wooden boatbuilding

Maldives Custom Service Workshopon Harbor clearance

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10 Refcoll lnvestments Pvt Ltd - MarketingManager

Asters Pvt Ltd - Executive Corporate Sales

lnter Atoll Pvt Ltd - Co-Founder

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Ali Razzan Senior ExecutiveDirector

Bachelor of Business

Administration with Honors

Diploma in Business Administration

EDEXCEL GCE A'Level & HSC

Examination

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Desk Officer (Tralnee) - Ministry of Foreign

Affairs, Maldives

Rttach6 - High Commission of Maldives,

London, UK

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CommunicationDirector

Masters in Public AdministrationNational University of Singapore,Singapore

2007 -2008

Bachelor of Business Management(Marketing)

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2) Logistics ln-Charge for Special Projects -(1997 to 2005)

3) Materiel mgt Assistant - Material mgt

section (1st June 2004 to 17th July 2005)

4) Asst. Cargo Clearance Officer - MTCC Head

Office (1st April 1999 to 30th May 2004)

5) Cargo Clearance Clear - MTCC Head Office(12th March 1997 - 31st March 1999)

14 Fazeela Ali Executive Director a Southern Secondary

Male'English School

Virtual Maldives Pvt Ltd -Exceptional Customer Care

Diploma in HRM - Clique College

Pixamora -

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a MATATO - Leadership &Management Skills For Women

o PA to the Minister of Fisheries & Agriculture

a Administrator at Prop Pvt Ltd

a Management Trainee (Temp.job) at Sonee

Hardware

a HR & Admin Assistant at Cyprea Hotels &

Travels Pvt Ltd

a Assistant Manager at Job Market Maldives

PVt Ltd

a Habib Bank Ltd" as a Cashier Cum Clerk(Foreign Exchange Department)

a The Silver Company Pvt Ltd" as an

Ad m inistrative Secretary

a Satlink Pvt Ltd, HR and Accountant

. Bangalore University, lndiao 2003 - 2005

Diploma in lnternational and

European Studies, Birkbeck College,University of London, UK

2000 -2002

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Assistant Desk Officer - Ministry of Foreign

Affairs, Maldives

Assistant Director - Ministry of Foreign

Affairs, Maldives

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t2 Ali Hashim Executive Director o Cambridge GCE O Level Exam.

o University of Cambridgeo Cambridge, United Kingdom

o Project Supervisor (Reef Maintenance)o Velaa Private lsland Resort

. Senior Supervisoro R Kudafushi Resort & Spa

. OperationsSupervisoro Wesco Pvt Ltd, Male

o Project Coordinator. J Resorts Alidhoo

13 Thayyib Shaheem

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Executive Director Maldives lnstitute of Managementand Administration Certificate ofManagement and Computing

a Maldives National Broadcasting Corporation1) Editor, input (Main News Room)-

November 2011 to Feb 2013

2) Editor, New Media - November 2010 toOctober 2011

3) Assistant Editor - November 2009 toNovember 2010

o Villa Travels and Tours Pvt. Ltd.

1) Manager Sales and Adverting - 01st April

2007 to 09th July 20082) Manager Human Resource & Administration

- 02nd July 2006 to 01st April 2007

Maldives Transport and Contracting Companyplc. (MTCC)

1) Asst Public Relation Officer - HR & Admin

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