Ms. Fatima Sultan Al-Kuwari is the Chairperson of Ooredoo Maldives since December 2021 and is an Independent, Non-Executive Director. 

Ms. Al-Kuwari serves as Ooredoo Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer (“CHRO”) since April 2021. She is an experienced telecommunications executive, with more than 16 years of experience in commercial, marketing, product development, digital transformation, vendor-relationship management and brand & communication. She is also the first woman in the history of Ooredoo Kuwait to be appointed as a Board member of the Company.

Before taking-up her role as the Group’s CHRO, she was Ooredoo Qatar’s Chief Consumer Officer. Previously, she was Ooredoo’s Acting Group Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”). In her current position, Ms. Al-Kuwari is leading Ooredoo Group’s strategic human resources management and transformation, and working on creating a more modern, efficient and agile way of work. She joined Ooredoo in 2006 and served in a number of senior roles, including Ooredoo Group’s Executive Director of Marketing and Ooredoo Qatar’s Director of Public Relations and CSR.

Ms. Al-Kuwari holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Qatar, an Executive Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University, USA and an MBA (specialising in Marketing) from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Khalid Hassan M A Al-Hamadi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Maldives and is a Non-Independent, Executive Director, since February 2022.

Mr. Al-Hamadi joined Ooredoo Qatar in 2008 and  has several years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a Board Director at Ooredoo Maldives and has previously held several senior positions at Ooredoo Qatar including Senior Director in Consumer Sales and Assistant Director of Planning & Development. Additionally, he brings a rich experience of over 15 years in the Oil and Gas industry with international experience. He has worked with General Electric in Florence, Italy, where he used to be the Head of Planning and Strategy and was key to implementing the reorganization initiative in Sales and Service. Mr. Al-Hamadi is an experienced and a certified Quality Auditor with distinguishing knowledge about management system, creative initiatives, continuous improvement, processes implementation, statistical analysis and is a certified training manager.

Mr. Al-Hamadi has a Bachelor of Science in System Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Mr. George Bowring Challenor is an Independent, Non-Executive Director effective from April 2020. He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Ooredoo Maldives.

Mr. Challenor currently serves as the Senior Director – Group Treasury and Financing at Ooredoo Group, and he is presently a Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of Indosat Ooredoo. He has immense expertise in telecommunications industry in the areas of Equity and Debt Capital Markets, Asset Management and he has held several senior positions in Financial Institutions and Banking Institutions. He has previously held numerous senior positions including, Chief Investment Officer of Multi Asset Class Solutions, Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Ltd, and Strategist & Head of Portfolio Management Equity Team at Credit Suisse Private Banking Ltd.

Mr. Challenor has a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science, University of London, UK, and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) Charterholder.

Vikram Sinha is an Independent, Non-Executive Director effective from December 2021 and is also the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee of Ooredoo Maldives.

Vikram is the President Director & Chief Executive Officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison in Indonesia. Before his current role, he has held the position of Director & Chief Operating Officer of Indosat Ooredoo. Additionally, his current positions include Board Director of Ooredoo Myanmar, Board member of Ooredoo Oman, and Board Commissioner of Lintasarta, which is one of the biggest subsidiaries of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison.

Vikram has over 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and he has a strong track record as a turn-around specialist in driving top-line growth, increasing profitability, and building teams across different industries and geographies, ranging from South East Asia, Africa, Middle East, and India. Joining Ooredoo Group in 2014, he has held several key positions, including Chief Executive Officer at Ooredoo Myanmar, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at Ooredoo Maldives. He also served various leadership capacities as Chief Operating Officer of Airtel Congo Brazzaville, Managing Director of Airtel Seychelles, and Head of Sales & Distribution at Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Vikram has a Post Graduate Degree in International Management, International Management Institute, New Delhi, and Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Bangalore University, India. He has also completed the Leadership Development Program by Cranfield University & IMD.

Ms. Dheena Hussain is a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Ooredoo Maldives.

She is the Managing Partner of the law firm SHC Lawyers LLP and also one of the founding partners of the law firm Shah, Hussain & Co. Barristers and Attorneys. She is currently a Member on the Business Council established by the President’s Office of Maldives.

Ms. Hussain has served the Government of Maldives in a number of capacities; including postings with the Ministry of Defence and National Security and the Maldives Police Service. She was also a member of the Drafting Panel of the Special Majlis (Constitutional Assembly) which drafted the 2008 Constitution of the Maldives. She is also currently the Chairperson of the Appeal Committee of the Bar Council of the Maldives.

Ms. Hussain is licensed to practice before the courts of the Maldives including the Supreme Court of the Republic of Maldives. She graduated in Law from the University of Birmingham in 1996, was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1997 and obtained a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance Law from the University of London in 2003.

Mr. Suresh Kalpathi Chidambaram is the Chief Financial Officer of Ooredoo Maldives and is a Non-Independent, Executive Director, effective from September 2019.

Mr. Chidambaram has over 30 years of finance experience in various industries including manufacturing, retail and telecommunications. He joined the Ooredoo Group in 2008 and held the position of Senior Director, Investment Management until 2013. He was also the Chief Financial Officer at Ooredoo Global Services prior to his current role as CFO of Ooredoo Maldives. He has tremendous experience in M&A including divestment of loss making companies, integration of merged entities, enhance enterprise valuation by focusing on cash flows, fund raising for cash/debt trapped operations, finance operations and strategic business planning.

Mr. Chidambaram holds a Master of Management Studies from Birla Institute of Science and Technology (B.I.T.S Pilani) and he is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India.

Ms. Fareeha Shareef is an Independent, Non-Executive Director elected by the general shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held during March 2020.

Ms. Shareef is currently the Managing Partner of FJS Associates LLP and a Council Member on the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Maldives (“ICAM”). Additionally, she currently serves as a Board Director of Commercial Bank of Maldives and a Member on the Business Council established by the President’s Office of Maldives.

She has held several senior positions including Chairperson of Bank of Maldives Plc, Chairperson of HDFC Plc, Chief Internal Auditor of State Trading Organization Plc and Junior Advisor at KMPG Ford Rhodes & Thornton. She has multiple years of experience in governance, financial and business management, auditing, taxation and socio-economic research.

Ms. Shareef holds a Masters of Management Studies from University of Waikato, New Zealand and she is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”).

Ms. Moza Mohd A Y Darwish is an Independent, Non-Executive Director, effective from December 2021 and is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and also the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Ooredoo Maldives.

Ms. Darwish currently holds the position of Financial Planning and Budgeting Assistant Director at Ooredoo Group and has over 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry specially in the in the areas of Corporate Finance, Budgeting, Treasury, Strategy and Performance Management. She has previously held senior key positions including Financial Planning and Budgeting Senior Manager, Corporate Finance Senior Analyst, Treasury Analyst at Ooredoo Group.

Ms. Darwish has completed the HEC Paris Specialized Master Program - Strategic Business Unit Management and Qatar Leadership Program. She is also currently enrolled in the Program, Doctorate of Business Administration, Warwick Business School.

Mr. Khalid Hassan M A Al-Hamadi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Maldives and is a Non-Independent, Executive Director, since February 2022.

Mr. Al-Hamadi joined Ooredoo Qatar in 2008 and  has several years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a Board Director at Ooredoo Maldives and has previously held several senior positions at Ooredoo Qatar including Senior Director in Consumer Sales and Assistant Director of Planning & Development. Additionally, he brings a rich experience of over 15 years in the Oil and Gas industry with international experience. He has worked with General Electric in Florence, Italy, where he used to be the Head of Planning and Strategy and was key to implementing the reorganization initiative in Sales and Service. Mr. Al-Hamadi is an experienced and a certified Quality Auditor with distinguishing knowledge about management system, creative initiatives, continuous improvement, processes implementation, statistical analysis and is a certified training manager.

Mr. Al-Hamadi has a Bachelor of Science in System Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Mr. Suresh Kalpathi Chidambaram is the Chief Financial Officer of Ooredoo Maldives and is a Non-Independent, Executive Director, effective from September 2019.

Mr. Chidambaram has over 30 years of finance experience in various industries including manufacturing, retail and telecommunications. He joined the Ooredoo Group in 2008 and held the position of Senior Director, Investment Management until 2013. He was also the Chief Financial Officer at Ooredoo Global Services prior to his current role as CFO of Ooredoo Maldives. He has tremendous experience in M&A including divestment of loss making companies, integration of merged entities, enhance enterprise valuation by focusing on cash flows, fund raising for cash/debt trapped operations, finance operations and strategic business planning.

Mr. Chidambaram holds a Master of Management Studies from Birla Institute of Science and Technology (B.I.T.S Pilani) and he is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India.

Mr. Bassam Mohd S H Al-Momani joined Ooredoo Maldives in February 2022, and currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to joining Ooredoo Maldives, Mr. Al-Momani has held several senior positions at Ooredoo Qatar including Senor Director/ Passive, Senior Director/ Fixed Access & Transport, and Director of Operation and Maintenance of Fixed Access and Transport. He also served as the Head of Inspection at Qatar Petrochemical Company and as Material Specialist Engineer at Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation. Mr. Al-Momani has several years of experience in the telecommunications industry and possess vast knowledge and experience in IT, operations, projects and telecom infrastructures including Mobile, Submarine Cables and Data Centre.

Mr. Al-Momani holds a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering from the University of Qatar. Additionally, he has completed multiple professional training programs and leadership programs.

Mr. Hussain Niyaz joined Ooredoo Maldives in April 2005, and currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer.

Mr. Niyaz has over 17 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his journey with Ooredoo Maldives as an RNE Technician, progressing onto senior roles such as Manager - Network Planning and Optimization, Head of Networks, Head of Sales, Director Sales & Distribution, Acting Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to joining Ooredoo Maldives, Mr. Niyaz worked for 12 years at the Maldives National Defence Force in the Communication, Electronics and IT Department.

Mr. Niyaz holds an Executive Masters in Telecom Management and in addition has completed training on Electronics and Communications at Fort Gordon - United States Army, Leadership Development Training from the Center for Creative Leadership, Singapore and has completed the Ooredoo Leadership Development Program which was conducted by the Ooredoo Group in partnership with the Institute for Management Development (“IMD”).

Ms. Fazna Mansoor joined Ooredoo Maldives in January 2005 and currently holds the position of Human Resources Director.

Ms. Fazna Mansoor has over two decades of experience across a range of HR verticals including learning and development, talent and performance management, compensation & benefit management and employee engagement. A most rewarding contribution during her tenure at Ooredoo Maldives has been the transformation from traditional HR to “HR as a business enabler”, and embracing the digital way of work with processes, information and learning brought to employee fingertips.

Ms. Mansoor holds a Master of Business Administration from Angelia Ruskin University, UK, and is a certified Global Talent Mobility Specialist. She is also the recipient of “HR Professional of the Year, 2019” by Asia’s Best Employer Brands and award for “Leadership Excellence in Human Resources - 2021” by Women In Management.

Mr. Shabeen Ali joined Ooredoo Maldives in May 2005, and currently serves as Director Operations.

Mr. Shabeen has over 29 years of work experience in the Technology field which includes 16 years in the Telecom sector. He began his journey with Ooredoo Maldives as a technician progressing to senior positions such as Head of Operations, Head of Planning and Operations, and Director Network & IT Planning. Prior to joining Ooredoo Maldives, Mr. Shabeen worked at the Maldives National Defence Force for 13 years in the Communication, Electronics and IT Department.

Mr. Shabeen holds an Executive Masters in Telecom Management and in addition completed training on Electronics and Communications at Fort Gordon - United States Army, and has completed a Leadership Development Program at CCL, Singapore.

Mr. Hussain Zareer serves as the Director Finance effective from April 2022 when he re-joined Ooredoo Maldives.

Mr. Zareer has over 25 years of experience in Financial Management in the different industries, 15 years of which was within the telecommunications industry at Ooredoo Maldives. Mr. Zareer initially joined Ooredoo Maldives in 2005 and has held various senior positions including Financial Controller and Director Finance, until his departure in January 2020. He has also worked as the Director Finance at Ilaa Maldives Pvt Ltd and has more than 8 years’ experience in the Public Sector and Tourism Sector.

He has contributed immensely to the success and growth of Ooredoo Maldives and was fully engaged in its digital transformation. He possesses experience and knowledge in financial and management accounting, financial planning, budgeting, financial control, digital strategy development and project management.

Mr. Zareer is an Associate Member of the Institute of Financial Accountants-UK and holds a CIMA - Advanced Diploma. Additionally, he has completed multiple professional training programs and leadership development programs including Ooredoo Leadership Development Program which was conducted by the Ooredoo Group in partnership with the Institute for Management Development (“IMD”).