Taxation Committee

Mr. Mohamed Siraj Muneer is a Partner at Deloitte Maldives, bringing over 20 years of experience in the accounting profession, with more than 12 years of post-qualification experience across various areas, including accounting, auditing, and taxation. Prior to moving to the private sector, Mr. Siraj held several senior positions at the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) and the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA). At MIRA, he most recently held the position of Assistant Commissioner General of Revenue Operations, overseeing the MIRA’s tax audits and investigations departments. During this time, Mr. Siraj played a pivotal role in the implementation of the Maldives’ first income tax regime, acting as the Chairperson of the Income Tax Regulations Drafting Committee and leading the Technical Assistance to the Legal Team of MIRA. Mr. Siraj is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered  Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (ICAM). He also holds a bachelor’s degree in sharia and law, demonstrating his knowledge in both accounting and legal disciplines.

Mr. Madeeh Ahmed has over 14 years of experience in taxation and currently leads the tax advisory practice at CTL Strategies LLP, a prominent law firm in the Maldives. He advises multinational entities, as well as large domestic corporations, ensuring strategic tax management and compliance. Before joining CTL, Mr. Madeeh worked at the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority for over five years as Director of Audits, serving on several key committees including Technical Committee, Business Profit Tax Implementation Technical Sub Committee, Business Profit Tax Facilitation Committee, Technical Committee Research Group and Human Resource Committee of MIRA. He is a Fellow of ACCA and holds a Bachelor’s in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Tax Law, and a Master of Laws from the University of London. He is also TADAT trained.

Deputy Director, Taxpayer Education, Mr. Hussain Amir has been with MIRA since 2015, well experienced in tax enforcement, technical aspects, and taxpayer education. He currently oversees the Taxpayer Education Division, which includes the Contact Center and the Tax Academy. In this role, he supervises the development of guides, awareness initiatives, training programs, and handles queries directed to MIRA by taxpayers, law firms, and other stakeholders. Mr. Hussain is a member of two internal committees: the Technical Committee and the Technical Support to the Legal Team Committee. He holds a Master of Taxation from the University of Sydney, Australia, obtained through the Australia Awards scholarship program, and a Bachelor of Business Management from GITAM University, India. He has a keen interest in tax research, with his work published in the Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin.

Mr. Ahmed Ali, FCCA, leads the tax advisory practice of S&A Lawyers LLP. He is a licensed auditor and a tax agent with over 14 years of professional experience. Prior to private practice, he was the Assistant Commissioner General, Revenue Operations of Maldives Inland Revenue Authority. Having worked at MIRA almost from its inception, Mr. Ahmed played a key role in formulating and implementing the tax laws currently in force in the Maldives. Mr. Ahmed has been a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) since 2020. He also holds a fellow membership at the CA Maldives. Furthermore, he has acquired Master of Science in Finance, Bachelor of Accounting (Honors) and Bachelor of Sharia Law.

Ms. Shazfa currently works as a tax advisor to Faris & Co LLP and SHC Law & Tax. Prior to this, she worked in Maldives Inland Revenue Authority as a Deputy Manager of the Large Taxpayer Audit department. Ms. Shazfa has over 7 years of experience in the field of taxation. Ms. Shazfa is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (FCA)

Mr. Mohamed Hameed is a Chartered Certified Accountant and a fellow member of ACCA UK and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives. He is a licensed auditor in Maldives and is currently serving in the capacity of a partner in QVL Advisory LLP since April 2021. Mr. Hameed has over fourteen years of experience in the field of audit, assurance and business consultancy. He started his career at Maldives Monetary Authority in November 2010 as an Officer at Administration Department. Subsequently, he served Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) for 6 years, where he started as a tax auditor. At MIRA he accumulated extensive knowledge regarding Maldivian tax system and auditing practices. He last served MIRA as the Deputy Manager Corporate Business until he moved to Mauritius Commercial Bank (Maldives) Pvt Ltd in July 2017. At MCB (Maldives), Mr. Hameed headed the Internal Audit function as the Internal Auditor and played a pivotal role in establishing the internal audit function itself in MCB Maldives. He is currently the Director Assurance and Advisory at QVL Advisory LLP, where he provides business, tax and financial advisory services in addition to leading financial audits conducted by the firm. Mr. Hameed has completed various professional development programs in the fields of taxation, IFRS, audit and investigation, banking and leadership and management.

Ms. Sausan Saeed currently serves as a Manager at the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, where she leads a team of international tax auditors. With over seven years of experience in auditing and taxation, she specializes in cross-border taxation. Ms. Sausan is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Maldives (CA Maldives) and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Mr. Hassan Shah is a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Most of his professional experience originates from the fields of tax and auditing. He has worked in Maldives Inland Revenue Authority for 4 years where he carried out audits and investigations. Later, in 2016 he joined CTL Strategies LLP, a law firm where he headed business services practice and tax accounting services. He also managed tax audits, tax investigations and acquired extensive experience in tax computations at CTL Strategies. He also held the role of Chief Financial Controller at Agro National Corporation. He is currently employed at Prudent Chartered LLP as an Assistant Director.

Mr. Husham Abdul Shakoor brings over 10 years of rich experience in finance, accounting, and taxation. He is the co-founder and managing partner at CST Advisory LLP, a licensed audit firm and a promising advisory firm in the Maldives. At the inception of his career, he worked at the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) as an auditor, where he gained extensive knowledge and experience in tax laws. Furthermore, he also worked in the private sector at Treetop Health and Allied Insurance Company and co-founded Head Seas Pvt Ltd further diversifying his skillsets which allowed him to delve into financial planning and management, business analysis and strategy as well as ERP and IFRS implementations. A Chartered Certified Accountant, Mr. Husham is a fellow member of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives). He is also a licensed auditor by CA Maldives.