Asia Shipping and International Trading Co. Ltd.
September 2018 – October 2019

As the Corporate Head of the ASIA Shipping and International Trading Co Ltd, which holds its offices in Thailand and Maldives, Ms. Muna’s roles included ensuring the integrity of the governance framework of the Company and the efficient administration of the company, whilst ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and implementing decisions made by the Board of Directors. Furthermore, acting as advisor to the company directors and liaising with auditors, lawyers, tax advisers, bankers on governance issues. She was also the responsible person to manage all business developments. One of the major projects handled includes Complete International Logistics of Crossroads Maldives Project as the Main supplier for Singha Estate, Thailand.

Employment Tribunal
24th August 2014 – 22nd July 2018

During her tenure as a member of the Employment Tribunal, Muna’s role and responsibilities were to examine and adjudicate cases submitted to the Tribunal, into legal matters arising in the work environment between the employer and employee and any matters ascribed to the Employment Tribunal pursuant to the Employment Act (Law 2/2008) or any other Act or regulation or under any agreement, in an expeditious and simple manner.

During her tenure at Employment Tribunal, Ms.Muna completed intense trainings related to the employment arena at International Labor Organization (ILO) in its training center at International Training Center in Turin, which includes International Labor Standards for Judges Lawyers and legal educators and Evolving Forms of Employment Relationships and Decent Work.

Operations Police Integrity Commission
July 2012 - Aug 2014

As a Director at Operations Police Integrity Commission, Muna’s undertook many tasks and responsibilities, including organizing and leading daily operations for effective performance and administration of the Commission as Head of Operations. Also, organize and lead all HR related activities (recruitment, leaves, terminations, inductions, signing and bringing necessary amendments to contracts, and job descriptions monitoring and evaluation of staff performance and appraisals) as head of HR. Representing the Commission at the UNDP as the member of technical committee on Integrated Governance Project of Access to Justice Sector was also one of her major roles.

Ministry of Defence and National Security 
April 2007 - July 2012

During her tenure as Assistant Director at the Ministry of Defence and National Security, Muna undertook many tasks and responsibilities, including vital roles in coordinating and managing all administration related tasks, preparing annual reports, managing Minister’s Bureau, managing filing and archives. She remained as a Member of the Human Resource Management and Development Committee and was the head of personnel training panel.

During her tenure at the MOD, Muna was a member of the special team selected for the restructuring initiative of Ministry of Defence which was done in collaboration with Defence Institutions Reform Initiative (DIRI, USA).

Ministry of Defence and National Security
Jan 2012 - April 2012

During her tenure as Acting Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence and National Security, Muna represented Ministry of Defence and National Security at Civil Service Commission Advisory Committee & lead the work as head of Personnel Department, General and Corporate Administration, Legal Unit, Ministers’ Bureau & HRMD Committee.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Jul 2011 - Doctor

of Philosophy in Law (International Law), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Sep 2005 - Master of Science in Port Management (Logistics), University

of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

May 2002 - Bachelor of Arts (Hons) International Business Administration,

University of  Northumbria at Newcastle,

United Kingdom.

Jun 2001 - Advance Diploma

in Business Administration, Stamford College, Malaysia.

-Nov 2000 - Diploma in

Business Administration, Stamford College, Malaysia

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Jun 2021

-Professional Program on Civic Engagement in a

Constitutional Democracy, Harvard X initiative of Harvard University,

USA.

NOTABLE RECOGNITION


Jul 2012 - Recipient

of the Presidential Award for Achieving Highest Academic Qualification. The award was presented by the President of Maldives.

Sep 2007 - Recipient

of the Australian Leadership Award. The award was presented by AusAid of

the Commonwealth Government of Australia.

BOOK PUBLICATION

Apr 2021

Synopsys of

book

-Ahmed Adham

Abdulla (2021), State Jurisdiction to Protect the Environment: Maldives

Law Review 2020, Novelty Publishers.

The

Republic of Maldives is a small, South Asian Archipelagic State consisting of

low-lying islands. The country is famous for its natural

environment, clear blue sea, coral structure and biodiversity, which are

under threat from pollution and crimes against the environment. The book is on the legal rights and

responsibilities of the Maldivian State to prevent pollution and

environmental crimes, maintain security of the maritime environment, suppress

acts of terrorism and safeguard State sovereignty at the international level to

fulfill its constitutional obligation to protect the environment for future generations.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Jul 2021 - 

Ahmed Adham Abdulla and Erika J. Techera (2021), Environmental Crimes: A Framework for Detection, Monitoring and Enforcement in the Maldives, Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13880292.2021.1942249.  

Oct 2020 -   Ahmed Adham Abdulla (2020), Sea Level Rise, Statehood and Artificial Islands for Environmentally Displaced Persons under International Law: Future of the Maldives, International Journal of Social Research and Innovation, 4(1), 1-16.  

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Sep 2020 to date – Vice President – Human Rights

Commission of the Maldives – Responsible to

investigate cases of human rights violations by State institutions and private

organizations. Furthermore, responsible to facilitate systemic recommendations

in order to improve the socio-economic post-COVID situation of the country,

inline with international human rights law.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Human

Rights Law, Environmental Crimes, Transnational Crime Prevention and Modern Slavery

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Nov 2019 to Sep 2020 – Lecturer for Public

International Law – Villa College, Maldives – Course offered under LLB Degree in partnership with the University of the

West of England (UK).

Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 – Senior Lecturer – Cyryx College, Maldives - Module

Coordinator for MBA01-Management Concepts module offered for the Master of Business

Administration course by the School of Business at Cyryx College, in the

academic year of 2014.

INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Jul 2010 to Jul 2011 – Administrative Assistant

– Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia – Provided administrative support to the Dean of Informatics in compiling policy reports and statistics.

Sep 2008 to Jul 2010 – Client Service

Representative - Student Central, University of Wollongong, New South Wales,

Australia – Provided client service to students of the university in accordance

with the administrative rules and regulations implemented by the Office of the

Academic Registrar.

WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE MALDIVES

Nov 2013 to Sep 2020 – Founder and Chief

Executive Officer – Synode Group of Companies, Maldives – Synode Group consists of three companies, namely, Synode Advisory Pvt.

Ltd.; Synode Medial Pvt. Ltd.; and Synode

Tourism and Real Estate Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2012 to Sep 2013 – Chief Executive Officer –

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company PLC, Maldives – Was responsible to oversee all areas of the company, define long-term and

short-term objectives, and initiate all policies and regulations, in line with

the directions of the Board of Directors of the company.

Sep 2005 to Sep 2007 – Assistant Director at the

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Maldives – Involved in

enforcement of international maritime laws and regulations over marine vessels

and ports of Maldives. Further, was involved in planning and implementing

seaport and transport pertinent projects, and drafting maritime policies.

APPOINTMENTS IN BOARDS OF DIRECTORS

March 2012 to Sep 2013 – Chairman – Airport

Investment Maldives- Owned by three State-owned

companies: i) Maldives Transport and Contracting Company PLC; ii) Island

Aviation Services Limited; and iii) Maldives Airports Company Limited.

Feb 2012 to Sep 2013 – Managing Director –

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company PLC- A State-owned company by the Government of Maldives.

Feb 2012 to Sep 2013 – Director – Maldives Real

Estate Investment Corporation Pvt. Ltd- A Subsidiary of

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company PLC.

March 2012 to Sep 2013 – Director – Maldives Finance

Leasing Company Maldives Pvt. Ltd- A Subsidiary of

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company PLC.

Educational Background:

2015-2016 Masters of Human Rights and Democratisation Asia Pacific (The University of Sydney, Australia) 2008 Bachelor of Business (Double Major, Management and Marketing) (Edith Cowan University, Australia, Campus: ACBT, Colombo) 

Work Experience:

Ministry of Economic Development
Consultant on The Delivery of Labour and Employment Mandate in the Ministry of Economic Development
January 2019 to 7th September 2020 -

During her tenure as Consultant on The Delivery of Labour and Employment Mandate in the Ministry of Economic Development (January 2019 to 7th September 2020), Moomina undertook many tasks and responsibilities, including vital roles in formulating and implementing the process of transferring the employment mandate from Maldives Immigration to the Ministry of Economic Development, under the policy changes brought about by the new government. She subsequently oversaw the establishment of the Employment Approval process, the registration process in the Xpat Online System, and the deposit refund function. She played a key role in reviewing and revising the existing policies on labour to reflect the current situation and to better protect and ensure stakeholders rights and responsibilities.

Tree Top Hospital, Tree Top Health Pvt Ltd,
Manager, Human Resources - January 2017 to September 2018  
Assistant Manager, Human Resources - October 2016 to January 2017

During her tenures as Assistant Manager and then Manager Human Resources at Tree Top Hospital, Moomina Waheed established, organized and oversaw the human resources management and administration of the TTH. She also worked on formulating human resources development and management policies and procedures. Organizing and executing the recruitment of clinical and non-clinical staff, Moomina Waheed actively led the recruitment process of staff that were recruited into the TTH at the very beginning of its establishment and operation.

Human Rights Commission of the Maldives
Assistant Research Officer - February 2004 to 2006
Planning Officer - April 2008 to September 2010  
Director, Corporate Affairs Department - September 2010 to July 2015  

Moomina Waheed first joined HRCM in 2004 and subsequently worked at different levels for over 9 years. During this period, she has undertaken many task and responsibilities, including vital roles in the formulation and implementation of the Commission’s Strategic Plan, Annual Reports, Annual Budget, Annual Work Plans, preparation of shadow/alternative reports for the UN Human Rights Systems, International Relations and relationship-building with various institutions of the State. She was also involved in major investigations of human rights violations and research projects, and was instrumental in formulating policies and procedures on recruitment, training and development of human resources, and policies on procurement and administration. Moomina Waheed has represented the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives at various seminars and meetings at the national level and in the international arena.

As Director, Cooperate Affairs Department, Moomina Waheed reorganised and oversaw the Human Resources Unit, the Administration and Procurement Unit, and the Finance Unit. She provided financial advice to the Secretary General and on several occasion during her tenure she undertook the responsibilities of Acting Secretary General.

Educational Background:

Master of Criminology , University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology , University of Pune

Work Experience:

Former Chairperson at Maldives Red Crescent - Male Branch  

Educational Background: 

Master of Human Rights Law, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of London (United Kingdom)   

Work Experience: 

Attorney General’s Office - May 2015 – September 2021   

Samaau joined the Attorney General’s Office as a State Attorney on 6th May 2015. She served as State Attorney (6th May 2015 – 23rd February 2019), Senior State Attorney (24th February 2019 - 16th May 2021) and State Counsel (17th May 2021 – 30th September 2021).Samaau’s roles and responsibilities included, responding to all human rights related complaints / issues raised to the Attorney General, managing all work related to coordinating human rights policies within the Government, operating the State’s Legal Aid mechanism, engaging with the United Nations international human rights mechanism including treaty bodies and special procedures and engaging with all international partners in the field of human rights.Samaau represented the State at Superior Courts, Tribunals, High Court and the Supreme Court of the Maldives. Samaau also engaged in legal advisory and legislative drafting works at the Attorney General’s Office.   

Ministry of Foreign Affairs -

2008 – 2011
2010 – 2011 (Attache’, High Commission of the Maldives in New Delhi)
2008 – 2010 (Desk Officer)