APU Notable Alumni

• Entrepreneur, online strategist and youth advocate who has bootstrapped eight businesses since the age of 17.
• Part-time lecturer, an academic advisory board member for two universities.
• Founder, Online Strategist - OpenMinds Resources
• Panel consultant on BFM radio station
• TEDx speaker.
• Has made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2017.

• A serial entrepreneur who has founded several successful tech companies. Founder and CEO at Cubix.
• Induction into Forbes Next 1000 (Year 2021) is a major milestone among many more that can be expected to come his way.
• Was a member of Forbes Council.
• Joins the Forbes Technology Council, reflecting Cubix's thought leadership and innovation in technology.
   

• With over two decades of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Krishna lead a global team of information security professionals at AKATI Sekurity, a company that specializes in helping enterprises design and incorporate security into their IT infrastructure.
• As the Group CEO, Krishna develop, maintain, and publish information security standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines for the company's key clients, as well as provide expert witness services for various enforcement bodies. Group CEO - AKATI Sekurity.
• Official Member - Forbes Technology Council - Sharing insights on Cybersecurity with Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only organization for CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives..
   

• Minister of State for Transport and Civil Aviation.
• Former Project Director, National Centre for Information Technology.
• Information Technology Consultant.
• Former Visiting Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, Villa College.
• Former Academic Council Member, Clique College.
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)

Minister Profile: 
https://www.transport.gov.mv/en/senior-officials
 

• Deputy Minister, Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy.
• Former Managing Director, Theschel Pvt Ltd
• Former Engineer, State Electric Company Ltd
• Former Managing Director, GLOSO Private Limited
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)

Minister Profile: https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Officials/141
 

• Chairman of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Development at the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan
• Instrumental in developing Kazakhstan’s Concept and Action Plan for Artificial Intelligence Development (2024–2029)
• Under his leadership, projects such as the National Language Model ‘KazLLM’ have been successfully implemented, supporting the preservation of national identity and promoting AI tailored to Kazakh linguistic and cultural specifics.

Minister Profile: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mdai/about/structure/1/1?lang=en  
 

• Deputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism.
• Board Member, Urbanco.
• Senator - Progressive Party of Maldives.
• Youth Wing President - Progressive Party of Maldives.
• Former Executive Coordinator - Ministry of Economic Development
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)

Minister Profile: https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Officials/141 
 

• Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Puncak Borneo.
• Former Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU/APIIT)

Minister Profile:
https://www.parlimen.gov.my/portal/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=4237
 

• Director, Greater Go
• Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture
• Managing Director, Maldives Gas Pvt Ltd
• Chairman, Kooddoo Fisheries Maldives Limited
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)
   

• Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Former First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Former Assistant Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Former Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Maldives in the United States of America.
• Graduate of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)