Academic Committee

Mr. Mohamed Haleem is the Head of Finance at Villa Air Pvt Ltd and also serves as a Board Member of Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA). 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. Abdullah Zakariyya is the Head of Pension Supervision Department at Capital Market Development Authority. He is also a member of Statistics Council at the Maldives Bureau of Statistics. He was a member of the Research Committee formed by the President of the Maldives in 2021.

Mr. Zakariyya was a member of the Academic Senate and Committee on Courses at the Maldives National University. He has been a visiting lecturer at Villa College, MAPS College, IUM and Cyryx College. He was the Editor of Capital Market Review and Country Coordinator of World Investor Week organised by International Organisation of Securities Commissions from 2017-2021.

Mr. Zakariyya is a Fellow Member of ACCA and holds MBA, B.Sc. (Mathematics) and a B.Ed. (Education).

Mr. Abdul Haleem Abdul Latheef is Managing Director (Advisory Services) of Crowe Maldives and has more than 20 years of experience.

He has been part of a number of initiatives such as, Concept Development of Maldives Finance Forum where he was responsible of setting the agenda and branding it as the National platform to discuss issues relating to financial sector development and social security.

Mr. Abdul Haleem Abdul Latheef is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Mr. Ahmed Ashfaq is the Training Manager at the Auditor General’s Office. He was the Principal at Raa Atoll Rasmaadhoo School and also the Principal at Raa Atoll Maakurathu School. Mr. Ashfaq was also the branch manager at Maldives Islamic Bank PLC.

Mr. Ashfaq holds Masters of Education Leadership and Management.

Mr. Abdulla Nisam, Lecturer and Head of Department of Accounting and Finance at Maldives National University (MNU). He has been actively teaching for 16 years.

He is also the Managing Director of Blue Bayou Maldives Pvt Ltd as well as the Managing Partner for AccruPlus L.L.P. He was the Chair for Ethics Committee for CPA Maldives in 2013.

Mr. Nisam holds a MSc in Audit Management and Consultancy.

Mr. Ahmed Aslam is employed as the Director of Strategic Management at Housing Development Corporation (HDC). He is also partner of OPPIC LLP. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in Finance industry, specializing in Accounting and Reporting, Auditing, Tax and Insurance. 

Mr. Aslam has immense experienced lecturing at different universities and colleges such as Islamic University of Maldives, Villa college and MAPS college. 

Mr. Aslam holds a Master’s Degree in Islamic Finance from (INCEIF), Bachelor Degree Accounting and Finance from the University of East London. 

He is a fellow member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ACMA, CGMA). Mr. Aslam is also a Senior Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Profession (CIIF) 

Mr. Ahmed Aslam has been a member of HDC Shariah Committee since June 2021. 

Mr. Ahmed Aslam is actively engaging in social and voluntary work. He is a member of MRC and he was a member of Finance Commission of Maldives Red Crescent (MRC) from 2014 to 2019. 

Ms. Fathimath Razeena served as a council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives since its inception till September 2022. She also served as a member of the Academic Committee of the Institute.

Ms. Fathimath Razeena served as the Financial Controller of Ministry of Finance from 2016 to 2022. She 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.

Mr. Adam Naseer Hussain served as a member of the Academic Committee from 6th October 2021 to 10th September 2021. He led the Human Resources, Employee Training and Development, Stakeholder Relations, Finance, Administration and Operation as the Director Corporate Services, Head of Institute of Audit & Assurance and Finance Executive at the Auditor General’s Office.

Mr. Adam Naseer is a Certified Master Coach and a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programing and Timeline Therapy. He is also a part-time lecturer for MBA programs.

Mr. Adam Naseer holds a MSc. Educational Management & Leadership as well as Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Ms. Hamida Shakeela served as a member of the Academic Committee from 6th October 2021 to 16th August 2022

Ms. Hamida Shakeela is the Executive Director of Banking Supervision and other Financial Institutions Division of Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). She has been actively working in the Banking and Finance field for over 20 years.

Ms. Hamida holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).

Mr. Ismail Zabeeh is the Deputy Minister (Corporate Division) of Ministry of Higher Education. He is also a Governing Board Member of Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) and Member of Financial Experts Committee for South Asian University (New Delhi, India).

Mr. Zabeeh is the Owner and Consultant at Bizzloo where he provides business consultations and provides bookkeeping and administrative services to SMEs.

Mr. Zabeeh holds Masters of Business Administration (MBA).