Teaching staff
Ibrahim Ismail
Mr. Ibrahim Ismail is an alumnus of University of Canberra where he obtained Master of Education in 1993.
As part of the Master’s Degree, Mr Ibrahim Ismail completed his thesis on Education Planning in Small Island States. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from University of Canberra in 1991.He has conducted groundbreaking research in the field of education in small island states and proposed new theory on the same in his postgraduate work. Mr. Ibrahim Ismail has served several political and administrative functions in the government of Maldives, including the position of Head of Policy Research, Head of Curriculum Development, and Head of Examinations in Ministry of Education for over 20 years. He also served as the Chair of the Drafting Committee of the Constitutional Assembly which wrote the 2008 Constitution of the Maldives and as the member of Parliament for Male’ Constituency. A strong proponent of human rights and liberal democracy, he served as an Advisor to the first democratically elected President of the Maldives. He also posses experience in several research consultancies for various agencies including ADB, IDB, UNDP and UNICEF. Mr. Ibrahim Ismail has been lecturing in the field of educational sociology, philosophy and related areas for over 20 years. In 2013, Mr. Ibrahim Ismail was awarded the University of Canberra Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding contribution to Maldivian Education and promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in the country. Currently, Mr. Ibrahim lectures in Curriculum and Philosophy.
Aishath Shabana
Ms. Aishath Shabana is a graduate of Maldives National University, who holds a Master’s Degree in Social Policy.
Prior to this, she had completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Librarianship and Corporate Information Management from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. She has sound knowledge in the fields of Corporate Information Management, Information Literacy and Policy making.
She started her career in the education sector in 1994 and continued to serve the nation in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) till today. Up until 2017, she was the University Librarian and also continued to pursue a teaching career at the Faculty of Arts, MNU. Apart from teaching, she was also actively involved in the development of advanced certificate, diploma and degree level courses in the field of LIS and contributed towards the development of the curriculums for these courses.
Equipped with over 20 years of experience and expertise, she joined Mandhu College in 2018 and continues to make a difference in the higher education sector. She is currently the Registrar of Mandhu College and also lecturers at Mandhu College.
Hafeeza Afeef
Ms. Hafeeza Afeef completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Primary and Middle School) from Mandhu College.
Prior to this, she completed her Diplomas in the field of Primary Teaching, Middle School Teaching and School Management from Maldives College of Higher Education. She further completed her studies in Educational Management at the Maldives College of Higher Education. She was also appointed to the position of the Secretary of the Middle School Subject Teachers Committee (S.T.C) by Ministry of Education in 2001. Her extensive experience in education sector has mainly been in the areas of educational assessment, teaching mathematics and school management. She is currently completing her Masters Degree at the University of Colombo. With over 20 years of experience in the education sector, Hafeeza is a valuable addition to the College faculty, and continues to teach in teacher education programmes at the College.
Wafa Waheed Mohamed
Ms. WafaWaheed has over 25 years of experience in the education sector of Maldives.
Ms. Wafa has worked extensively in the education sector, served as Assistant Principal of Center for Higher Secondary Education from 2002 to 2005, and Head of Aminiya School from 2005 to 2012. Furthermore, Ms. Wafa worked as the Executive Director for Education in Islanders Maldives Private Limited. Ms. Wafa Completed BA (Hons) Education from University of Brighton, East Sussex, UK in 2001, and since then has completed her Master of Education at Mandhu College. She is one of the most respected educators in the area of language and English teaching in the country.
Dr. Mohamed Muneez
Dr. Muneez completed an Industrial Technician Certificate from the Singapore Technical Institute,
Worked in the Maintenance Department of Television Maldives. After transferring to the Transmission Department of Dhiraagu Maldives, he completed a National Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering at the Cable & Wireless Telecommunications College, U.K., and subsequently work in the Customer Services and Sales Departments of Dhiraagu Maldives, for more than 11 years. He worked for 9 years at the Electronics, IT and Bio-Medical Engineering Departments of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital during which he completed his Master of Information Technology degree from Charles Sturt University, Australia done extramurally at HELP University, Malaysia. At the University of Auckland, New Zealand, he graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (Information Systems). After working part-time at the University of Auckland, he worked for two years at the home appliance store of Noel Leeming, New Zealand. Dr. Muneez completed his doctoral studies at Asia Pacific University of Technology &Innovation, Malaysia with a research on the protection of submarine optical fibre cables on tropical coral. He has been the provost Academic of the college since December 2019.
Ahmed Mujthaba
Mr. Ahmed Mujthaba has completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Dhivehi from the Maldives National University.
From 2008 onwards he has been working as a Dhivehi Language teacher at Aminiya School. Currently, he is a Language Teacher at Mandhu College teaching Foundation Course for Diploma Level Studies and Advanced Certificate in Office Management.
Abdulla Hassan
Mr.Abdulla Hassan is a science graduate (statistics and mathematics) from Bangalore University of India.
He has a vast experience in the field of Finance and Debt management and has represented Maldives in various international workshops on Debt management. Mr. Abdulla Hassan is currently lecturing in the Bachelor of Business Programme.
Ibrahim Rasheed
Mr. Ibrahim Rasheed is a graduate from Melbourne University, Australia who holds a Post Graduate Diploma in
Educational Assessment and Evaluation. His spectrum of work includes mainly at the educational management levels including supervisory roles. He had been working at Mandhu College from 2014 as a Quality Assurance Monitoring Director/ Lecturer.
Ahmed Fazeel
Mr. Ahmed Fazeel holds a degree in commerce from the University of Pune, India and holds a Masters in Business
Administration from the Open University of Malaysia. He has had extensive experience in the field of finance and budgeting before joining the Mandhu College faculty.
Abdulla Hassan
Mr.Abdulla Hassan is a science graduate (statistics and mathematics) from Bangalore University of India.
He has a vast experience in the field of Finance and Debt management and has represented Maldives in various international workshops on Debt management. Mr. Abdulla Hassan is currently lecturing in the Bachelor of Business Programme.
Ibrahim Rasheed
Mr. Ibrahim Rasheed is a graduate from Melbourne University, Australia who holds a Post Graduate Diploma in
Educational Assessment and Evaluation. His spectrum of work includes mainly at the educational management levels including supervisory roles. He had been working at Mandhu College from 2014 as a Quality Assurance Monitoring Director/ Lecturer.
Ahmed Fazeel
Mr. Ahmed Fazeel holds a degree in commerce from the University of Pune, India and holds a Masters in Business
Administration from the Open University of Malaysia. He has had extensive experience in the field of finance and budgeting before joining the Mandhu College faculty.
Hussain Majid
Mr. Hussain Majid is a graduate from University of East Anglia, UK who holds a Master’s Degree in Master
of Arts in Education. His experience include various trainings from in country and abroad which includes workshops and capacity development workshops linked with his field of work. From 1987 onwards he has been working in the field of education and training in different posts as well as been in the position of the Head Master. He has been working at Mandhu College from 2014 as a Lecturer of Social Sciences and Education related subjects.
Deshani Koralege
Ms. Deshani Koralege is a graduate from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She holds a degree in Bachelor of Laws.
Her scope of work includes working as a legal intern for Human Rights Commission, Sri Lanka, researcher in the field of empowering livelihood programmes of tsunami affected people in coastal areas in Chennai, Kerala, Trivandrum in India and currently she is an Attorney-at-law. She started working with Mandhu College in 2014 as a lecturer in LLB programme.
Fathimath Sodiq
Ms. Fathimath Sodiq is a graduate from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, W.A who holds a Masters Degree in
Master of Education. She has a sound knowledge and experience in the field of education and teaching with different age groups. From 1987 she started her career in the field of teaching and had been the Head of Department at the Faculty of Education of the Maldives College of Education from 2003 to 2005. She joined Mandhu College in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer. She is currently teaching for Diploma in Education and Bachelors of Education.
A. Subramanyam Ramana
Mr. A. Subramanyam Ramana is a graduate from Magnu School of Business, Hyderabad, India who holds a Post
Graduate in Business Administration. He had started his career as a teacher from 2003 in India and continued his career from 2009 at Centre for Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Male’, Maldives. Besides he works as a lecturer in other private colleges. He started working with Mandhu College in 2014 as a Part time Lecturer in Business/Management.
Ismail Aiman Hassan
Mr. Ismail Aiman Hassan who holds a Masters Degree in Master of Business Administration from
Open University of Malaysia in 2012 has a broad knowledge in management skills, computer management and networking and other related skills in the field of study. From 2005 he has been serving in various organizations. Currently, he is a lecturer at Mandhu College teaching Human Resource Management subjects.
Fathimath Hushama
Ms. Hushama has completed Diploma in Primary and Middle School teaching in 2008, Associate Degree in
teaching Primary and Middle School in 2011 and Bachelors of Education in 2012 from Mandhu College. Ms. Hushama worked as an Assistant Teacher in Billabong High International School and Maldives Autism Association in 2011. Currently, Ms. Hushama is positioned in Dharumavantha School as a Coordinator and Primary Teacher. She is lecturing in Mandhu College, Foundation for Degree Level Studies and Diploma in Teaching Primary and Middle School.
Aminath Fazna
Ms. Aminath Fazna, who is an experienced, enthusiastic and hardworking qualified teacher,
with 9 years of experience in teaching mathematics to students of grade 8, 9 and 10. She holds a degree in Bachelor of Teaching Secondary from Maldives College of Higher Education. Her areas of expertise include; teach core and extended syllabus of IGCSE Mathematics course preparation of exam papers and a leading role as a leading teacher. She has been a lecturer at Mandhu College from 2012 onwards as a lecturer in Numeracy Skills.
Mariyam Azleema
Ms. Mariyam Azleema holds a degree in Bachelor of Information Technology (Hon). She has been working at
Mandhu College from from 2014 onwards as an IT lecturer. Her experiences working in the civil service include policy planning, project management programme monitoring and evaluation. She had been working in the teaching field for four years including other colleges.
Aminath Inan Abdul Muhsin
Ms. Aminath Inan Abdul Muhsin is a graduate from the University of Western Sydney who holds a degree in Bachelor of
Science (Environmental Science). She possess an extensive knowledge across a range of environmental disciplines, to devise solutions spanning the scientific and social issues. Her experiences include Structural Advisor and Consultant at the Ministry of Environment and Energy, Managing the Maldives as a Biosphere Reserve Project.
Nadira Ismail
Dr. Nadira Ismail is a well-known educationist and a former employee of ITE Maldives is currently working as
a freelance Educational consultant stationed in Malaysia. She holds a doctorate in Education from the Philippine Women’s University. Dr. Nadira is lecturing in Mandhu College Master of Education Programme.
Kaumadi Shanika Glagedara
Ms. Kaumadi Shanika Glagedara, is a graduate from the Law College of Sri Lanka. Her professions include
Attoney-at-law and consultant, commissioner of oaths, notary public and company secretary. She joined Mandhu College as a Part time Lecturer in the LLB programme.
Kevin Magati Muse
Mr. Kevin Magati Muse holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Management from the International School of
Information Management, University Of Mysore, India. His scope of work in the field includes; post of IT Supervisor, ICT Manager and Assistant Marketing Manager. Major duties and responsibilities of his work comprises of project management, data analysis and conducting trainings. He stated working with Mandhu College in 2014 as a Part time Lecturer of Information Technology.
Mohamed shakir
Mr. Mohamed Shakir who is a graduate from Mandhu College in Bachelor of Education is a leading teacher in the field
of education from the year 1996 till today. He started working at Mandhu College in 2014 as a Part time Lecturer in Mathematics.
Syed Noor Mohamed
Mr. Syed Noor Mohammed holds a B.Sc (M.P.C), M.A., B.Ed with Mathematics and a teaching qualifications in
Diploma in Computer Engineering (A.T.I.E.P.I) from the Government of India. His seventeen years of experience include teaching at the Centre for Higher Secondary Education, Male’, Maldives. He started working with Mandhu College in 2015 and is currently teaching for our LLB programme.
nuzula Gaseem
Ms. Nuzula Gaseem is a graduate who holds a degree in Bachelor’s of Teaching Mathematics (honors).
Her scope of work includes as a school teacher and as a lecturer at Maldives Polytechnic. She started working at Mandhu College from 2014 as a Part time Lecturer in Mathematics.
Haula Hamza
Ms. Haula Hamza holds a Masters in Curriculum and instruction from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
She has a double degree in Education and Science. She started her career as a chemistry teacher at Jamaludeen and had held position as a subject coordinator as well , before Joining Mandhu College. Ms. Haula Hamza currently lectures in Mandhu College Bachelor of Education Programme.
Yumna Saleem
Ms. Yumna Saleem is a graduate from Open University Malaysia who holds a Bachelor of Education (Education Administration)
with Honours. She started her career in 2001 as a Primary Teacher and has been holding the position of School Deputy Principal from 2009 till 2012. She started working with Mandhu College from 2015 as a Part time Lecturer.