- Haris Mohamed has been appointed Managing Director of MTDC following the dismissal of Ahmed Niyaz.
- Haris brings over 30 years of experience across aviation, tourism, marketing and public relations.
- The appointment reflects wider PCB changes across state-owned enterprises, including directed workforce reductions.
Haris Mohamed has been appointed Managing Director of the Maldives Tourism Development Corporation, following the dismissal of former Managing Director Ahmed Niyaz last week.
The Privatisation and Corporatisation Board announced Haris’s appointment to the MTDC board of directors on Tuesday. The PCB has not disclosed the reason for Niyaz’s removal.
Haris brings more than 30 years of experience spanning aviation, tourism, marketing, public relations and business administration. His previous roles include Acting Managing Director of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation and General Manager of Maldives Airports Company Limited.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Management Institute.
MTDC was established under former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to support the development of the tourism sector. The state-owned company currently operates a limited number of projects and has faced longstanding challenges in generating strong returns.
The appointment comes amid wider changes across state-owned enterprises. The PCB has recently appointed new board members to several government companies while directing them to complete workforce reductions within three months.
