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Ibrahim Hameed is the current head of Air Traffic Services (ATS) in Maldives. He has 31 years of experience as a practicing Air Traffic controller. He has specialized in air traffic management, flight procedure design and airspace planning.

Hameed joined Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) in 1989 as trainee Air traffic Control Officer (ATCOS) and rose through the ranks to become a leading member of Air Traffic Management in Maldives.

He has developed and compiled most of the manuals and standard operating procedures available to provide ATS in Maldives. He has designed every instrument flight procedure published in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Maldives since 2012.

He has participated and untaken major development and modernization projects in ATS in Maldives. He has been leading the implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) in Maldives.

He has been representing Maldives at major regional and international aviation forums for more than 10 years; and collaboratively working with regional organizations and international bodies.

Hameed has dedicated the knowledge and experience that he has gained over the years to serve the country and the aviation community. He has been conducting regular classes and lectures to share knowledge and groom his successors.