Technical and Standards Committee

Mr. Ibrahim Fazeel has over 18 years of experience in external and internal auditing of the public sector. He is currently the Assistant Auditor General for the Financial and Compliance Audit Services Division.

At the AGO, he served as Director of Audit, SOEs and Statutory Bodies, Director of Financial and Compliance Audits, and head of the Internal Audit and Risk Management division. Until April 2021, he held a three-year term on the State Internal Audit Committee at the Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Fazeel is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (UK & Ireland), and a Certified Internal Auditor. He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Audit Management and Consultancy from Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Bangalore University in India.

Mr. Fazeel is a qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Member of Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA).

Mr. Jatindra Bhattray’s career with Maldives firm of Deloitte and the previous network spans more than 21 years and during this time he has led the Maldives firm’s business through major change and transformation as well as serving some of our most influential clients of diverse industries. His success is founded predominantly on audit and assurance service of large and listed corporates in the Maldives. Mr. Jatin has lead audit engagements of central Bank, commercial Banks including Islamic Bank, telecom companies, insurance companies, large group of trading companies, utility company. Additionally, Mr. Jatin has led IFRS implementation assistance- engagements (IFRS 9, 15, 16 and 17) to many corporates. He speaks on various seminars and workshops on different IFRS.

Ms. Aminath Shiyana is the Director, International Tax Audit, MIRA. She is a member of Association of Chartered Certificied Accountants (ACCA) with over 11 years of experience in the field of taxation. Ms. Shiyana has extensive knowledge in tackling cross-border international tax issues of multinational enterprises. In addition to this, she is a member of Audit Committee and Technical Committee at MIRA.

Ms. Hawwa Saaiga is the Director of Financial and Compliance Audits in Auditor General’s Office. She is currently managing the portfolio of financial statements audit of State-Owned Enterprises and before that served at AGO as an Audit Manager of SOEs and Statutory Bodies Audit Department. She has over 11 years of experience in Auditing field. And also served as the Vice Chair of Admission and Licencing Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives until September 2024. Ms. Saaiga holds Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Accounting.

Mr. Fathuhulla Jameel, former Commissioner General of Taxation of Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, has over 20 years of experience in tax, auditing, risk management and accounting. Mr. Fathuhulla began his tenure at DIR in 2003 where he worked his way up from a trainee until MIRA was established in 2010. He served as the Director General, Revenue Service and later Audit and Investigation. He was an integral part of the team that first worked to introduce a tax system in Maldives, and led several education and awareness efforts on taxes. Mr. Fathuhulla is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Mr. Nuwan Jayasinghe has over 22 years of experience in providing audit and assurance related services including over 20 years of audit experience in Big 4 audit firms in Sri Lanka, Middle-East and Maldives. He is currently serving as a resident assurance partner at EY Maldives. Mr. Nuwan has experience in serving many clients in industries including SOEs, Banking and Financial service entities, Airlines, Manufacturing, Services, Construction and Leisure. Nuwan contributed as a key resource person in various CPD events conducted by CA Maldives, EY Global, EY Sri Lanka and EY Maldives. Mr. Nuwan is a fellow member of the Institute of Charted Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Institute of Charted Accountants of Maldives and Associate member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).

Mr. Duminda Bandara Rathnadiwakara is a resident partner of KPMG Maldives and counts over 22 years of experience in the field of audit and assurance services. Prior to joining KPMG Maldives, Mr. Duminda worked in PwC UK, EY Barbados, KPMG Eastern Caribbean, KPMG UAE and KPMG Sri Lanka. He has a wealth of experience in providing assurance and related services to international banks and other industries including telecommunication, utility, retail and leisure sector. Mr. Duminda is a fellow member of CA Sri Lanka and CA Maldives. He is a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of Certified Management Accountants. He holds a B.Sc. Accountancy and Financial Management (Special) Degree.

Mr. Mohamed Zaeem is working at the Ministry of Finance as Internal Audit Specialist. Previously, he worked at Crowe Maldives LLP as a Partner and Chief Auditor at STO PLC. He also held various positions at the Auditor General’s Office, including Director, Financial Statements Audit. Mr. Zaeem is a chartered accountant and a certified lawyer with numerous experiences in accounting, audit and advisory services, including experience in civil litigation. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in teaching Arabic language. While working at the Auditor General’s Office, he played a key role in drafting the regulation on audit and assurance service. Mr. Zaeem is also engaged in providing training and lecturing in colleges and universities in the Maldives.

Ms. Aminath Niusha Khaleel is the Chief Accountant at State Trading Organization Plc with over 10 years’ experience in Accounting, Financial Reporting and Strategic Financial Management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with first class honors in Accounting and Finance, with specialism in taxation and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She serves as a board director of Allied Insurance Company, contributing to the growth and strategic direction of the organization. Ms. Niusha has held prominent board director roles, including positions at the Maldives Stock Exchange, Maldives Stock Depository, and Fuel Supplies Maldives Pvt Ltd.