Ms. Shifaza Wajeeh was appointed as a board member of the Maldives Pension Administration Office on 24th February 2020, as member representing the social security sector. She has been working at the National Social Protection Agency since its inception in 2008 and currently works as the Director General and the Head of Civil Servants at NSPA. 

Prior to NSPA, she worked at the Social Security Section under different ministries, and participated at different levels in the development of Social Health Insurance Scheme, Social Cash Transfer Programs, Reform of Retirement and Old Age Basic Pension Schemes and the Disability Act. She has also served as a board member in the National Social Health Insurance Scheme Board from 2015 to 2017 and Waste Management Corporation. 

She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Help University, Malaysia and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from The University of Sydney, Australia. 

Ms. Fathimath Abdullah Kamaludeen joined the Pension Office Board on 4th March 2020 as a member representing the Securities Market Regulator. She currently holds the post of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CMDA and undertakes the responsibilities entrusted by clause 10 of the Maldives Securities Act (No. 2/2006) and assists the Chief Executive Officer of CMDA to implement the strategic efforts of the Authority and attain greater heights to the Maldives capital market. As the Deputy CEO she primarily oversees and coordinates the functions of the Market Development Department and Information Technology Department.

She served as the Director General for Market Development of CMDA and has engaged in various strategic and policy level initiatives of the Authority. During her tenure at the Authority, she has also undertaken the role of the Board Secretary and Manager of CEO Secretariat, mainly engaging in strategic level activities and managing the Authority’s international and media relations. She has over 5 years of experience in various aspects of the Capital Market.

Ms. Fathimath holds a Masters in Management (Finance) from the University of Melbourne (Australia) and a BBA in (International Business & Management) from Northwood University, Michigan (USA).

Ms. Maryam Abdul Nasir was appointed to the Board of the Maldives Pension Administration Office for a second term on 21st April 2021 as a member representing the Ministry of Finance. Ms. Maryam served as a member of the Board for the past 3 years since 28th March 2018. 

Ms. Maryam holds the position of the Chief Debt Management Executive of the Ministry of Finance, since April 2021. She joined the Ministry of Finance in October 2009 and during the past 8 years she has held several senior positions at the Resource Mobilization & Debt Management Department of the Ministry.

Ms. Maryam holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Open University Malaysia.

Uza. Laila Manik joined the Pension Office Board in June 2020 as a member representing the private sector. Ms. Laila currently holds the position of Vice President, Legal, and Compliance at Atmosphere Core Pte Ltd. She is also the Director and the Company Secretary at the Mauritius Commercial Bank Maldives Private Limited. 

In the past 14 years, Ms. Laila has served in the Private sector and at the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture in the capacity of a Lawyer. She has further gained extensive experience in the legal field and has represented business and banking areas. 

Ms. Laila holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of London, UK. 

Abdul Majeed Ali joined the Pension Office Board in February 2022 as a member representing the private sector. Majeed is the Managing Partner of Optimo LLP, a registered audit firm providing audit and financial consultancy for SMEs for over a decade. 

Prior to establishing Optimo LLP, Majeed served at the Bank of Maldives and Bank of Ceylon, where he began his career in the banking and finance industry upon completion of his Bachelor of Business-Banking and Finance under the Commercial Bank Scholarship Scheme of Maldives Monetary Authority. This scholarship scheme was aimed at nurturing Maldivians to lead the banking and financial industry in the Maldives.

He has engaged in various projects related to private sector development such as the Private Sector Development Project funded by Asian Development Bank and Micro-enterprise Development Project executed by Islamic Finance Assurance & Advisory Services (IFAAS), United Kingdom. 

He has also served as a Board Member representing the private sector at the Capital Market Development Authority, where he also served as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee during his tenure as a board member.

Majeed holds an MSc in International Economics, Banking and Finance from Cardiff University, Wales.

Ghaly Murthala joined the Pension Office Board in February 2022 as a member representing the private sector. Ghaly is the Founder and Managing Director of Morteza Capital Limited, an investment, development and financial advisory firm specializing in the Maldives. 

Ghaly has over 15 years of experience in hospitality, tourism and real estate investments. Since founding Morteza Capital Limited in 2015, he has advised both local and international investors on hotel, real estate and corporate finance transactions worth over US$100M. 

He was also formerly Tourism Sector Advisor at FJS Consulting Pvt Ltd, one of Maldives’ most prominent consulting firms where he advised the Maldivian government on tourism planning strategy, including reviewing key legislation on hotel investments. He formerly headed the Ministry of Tourism’s development division where he oversaw compliance for over 70 new resort developments projects. 

Ghaly is a regular speaker on Maldives-related panels at regional and international investment conferences and has been a member of the judging panel for the MATATO Travel Awards, a prominent travel industry event in the Maldives.

Ghaly holds an MBA from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, and a Bachelor of Tourism Management and Engineering from Universite de Toulouse le Mirail, France.