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Ali Najeeb

Ali Najeeb is the Vice Rector and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Villa College (VC), Maldives and CEO of Bristol Institute of Business Management (BIBM), Sri-Lanka. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Management and HR strategy at the University of Wollongong, Australia, a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and BA in Business Studies from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji. He is a Chartered Professional Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and a Certified Professional Member of Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI). Besides his official roles, he also holds several advisory roles and membership in local and international NGOs and professional bodies. His research interests include higher education leadership, governance and management, industrial relations, employment law and labour issues in small island states,sustainability, artificial intelligence, migrant workers, HRM/ER in tourism and hospitality industry. He has published several research papers in refereed international journals, shared his experience in local and international panel discussions and presented his research work in international scholarly conferences. He is a recipient of the Emerald Literati Award for Excellence 2014 – the outstanding paper award. Dr Najeeb is a former school principal and worked as a Director of the Education and Development Centre in the Ministry of Education. He is also a former fulltime member of the Employment Tribunal, Maldives. Besides his administrative, teaching and research work, he is actively engaged in management and corporate consultancy and training.
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