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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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I Dr. Abdulla Mausoom
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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
2077l.
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
Manager M
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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Fathmath Niusha
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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
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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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section (18th Ju 2005 to 1st