Mohamed Jaish Ibrahim

Mr. Mohamed Jaish Ibrahim was appointed as the Chairman of HDC on 8th August 2020. He holds an MBA in International Business specializing in projects, and earned a first class honors in Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture.

Mr Jaish has spent 20 years working for the tourism and the aviation sector of the Maldives. Currently he is involved in a hospitality investment portfolio based out of Hong Kong and on time-share vacation models in the Indian sub-continent region. He has acquired board level experience in a number of listed companies including Bank of Maldives (BML), Maldives National Chamber of Commerce and Central Utilities. Furthermore, he has been serving as a Board Member for Maldives Stock Exchange and Maldives Stock Depository to date.

His professional journey entails positions in renowned Corporations from Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL), where he has served 12 years, inevitably achieving the position of Head of Projects, Operation and Facilities, to Ministry of Defence and National Security. During his tenure in the Ministry of Defence and National Security, he has worked in various development related projects catering to national level interests and managed the overall developmental project of the Presidential retreat. Adding to the list of noteworthy moments of his career, he has developed, maintained and delivered consultancy for the International and Domestic airport planning and development across Maldives.

He has been instrumental and actively involved in tourism based real estate by developing various resorts projects, with a hands-on approach from inception of the project, to completion and eventual sale, throughout the Maldives.

A versatile, innovative and loyal professional aware of the big picture whilst attending to the details, he is recognized for his consistent success in developing the processes and procedures in enhancing revenue performance.