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Ooredoo Maldives has announced the appointment of Khalid Al-Hamadi as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Al-Hamadi is a Qatari national with several years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a Board Director at Ooredoo Maldives and has previously held several senior positions at Ooredoo Qatar including Senior Director in Consumer Sales and Assistant Director of Planning & Development.

He is an experienced and certified quality auditor and certified training manager with distinguishing knowledge on management systems, creative initiatives, continuous improvement, and processes implementation. He has a Bachelor of Science in System Engineering from the University of Arizona.

According to a statement from Ooredoo, the appointment of Khalid Hassan Al-Hamadi as CEO of Ooredoo Maldives is consistent with the core element of Ooredoo Group’s corporate strategy, which includes a strong commitment to investing in its people and recruiting, training, and developing the next generation of talent from within its markets.

Najib Khan, the former MD, and CEO of Ooredoo Maldives will join the Ooredoo Group team in a new role.

Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Managing Director, Ooredoo Group, said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Khalid Hassan Al-Hamadi as CEO of Ooredoo Maldives, following an already impressive career within the Group. I also take this opportunity to thank Najib Khan, who will now join the Group team, for his great achievements during his years of service as MD and CEO of Ooredoo Maldives."

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