Our People 

Shazim is the firm's lead valuation surveyor and a founding partner of Peppercorn Realty LLP. As the first RICS-qualified Chartered Valuation Surveyor practising in the Maldives, he has been instrumental in implementing internationally accepted valuation standards within the local market and in positioning Peppercorn as the country's first RICS-regulated firm.

With over a decade of dedicated experience in real estate valuation and advisory, Shazim has advised on a broad range of valuation assignments across the Maldives. His portfolio includes valuations for acquisition and disposal, IFRS financial reporting, mortgage and loan security, litigation, tax, and development purposes, covering resorts and hospitality properties with an aggregate value exceeding USD 1 billion for international hotel chains, listed corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies.

Shazim holds a Bachelor's degree in Real Estate from Assumption University of Thailand and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), United Kingdom, qualified as a Chartered Valuation Surveyor under the RICS Valuation – Global Standards (the Red Book). He is also a licensed valuer registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) for the provision of valuation services for financial reporting purposes.

Prior to private practice, he worked as the Director of Real Estate Management at the Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

Jinah is a founding partner of Peppercorn Realty LLP. He brings a rare combination of senior corporate finance leadership and advisory-side technical depth, enabling Peppercorn to deliver valuation outputs that are commercially grounded as well as technically rigorous.

He leads the firm's enterprise and equity valuation practice, advising on share transfers, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes, goodwill and intangible asset measurement, and valuations of business interests for financing and financial reporting purposes. He also heads Peppercorn's development appraisal and feasibility work - assessing the viability of new projects, identifying highest-and-best-use scenarios, and constructing the financial models that underpin both investor decisions and lender financing packages.

Jinah brings more than a decade of corporate finance leadership across various state-owned enterprises. From 2020 to 2025, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation Ltd, where he led the finance function across major urban development projects, negotiated financing with international financial institutions, and oversaw feasibility, budgeting, and capital deployment. Before FDC, he spent eight years as Assistant Director of Finance at Housing Development Corporation, covering accounting, financial planning and budgeting, financial negotiations, and fundraising for residential and commercial projects.

Jinah is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Honors) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He specializes in business valuation, corporate finance, and real estate advisory.

Madeeh brings over 15 years of experience in tax advisory, financial reporting, and audit, with a particular focus on the financial and tax dimensions of asset and business valuation. He advises clients on capital gains tax valuations, business and share valuations for transactions, and valuation-related tax disputes.

He leads complex engagements involving IFRS-compliant fair value measurement, cross-border transaction structuring, and corporate tax planning, working closely with the firm's valuation surveyors to ensure that valuation outputs withstand scrutiny from tax authorities, auditors, and regulators alike. He also serves as the lead partner at CTL Strategies, overseeing the firm’s tax advisory practice.

He serves as Vice Chairperson of the Taxation Committee at CA Maldives (ICAM), and is a member of the SAFA (South Asian Federation of Accountants) Committee studying Fiscal Regimes and other statutory requirements of business in SAARC countries. Prior to entering private practice, Madeeh held senior leadership positions at the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA), including Head of the Audit Division.

Madeeh is a Fellow Member of ACCA (FCCA), holds a Master of Laws (LLM) with Distinction from the University of London, and is a certified Business Valuer through ACCA.

Hamdhulla brings nearly two decades of experience in Maldivian taxation and is a member and Vice Chairperson of the Valuation Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives), contributing to the development of the national framework governing licensed valuers and valuation standards for financial reporting purposes.

He advises Peppercorn's clients on the tax and accounting treatment of valuation outcomes - including capital gains, transfer pricing implications, and the recognition of fair-value adjustments in financial statements - and works closely with the firm's valuers on engagements where tax exposure turns on the underlying valuation methodology.

Prior to private practice, he served at the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority as Manager of the Objection and Appeal section, where he led the technical review of taxpayer challenges to MIRA's assessments - including those grounded in disputed asset and business valuations.

Hamdhulla is also a Partner at CTL Strategies, where he advises on and leads complex engagements involving tax computations, tax accounting treatment, and valuation-driven tax exposures. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Ali Naeem brings a multidisciplinary background in law, regulation, corporate practice, and investment risk to Peppercorn's valuation engagements. His commercial grounding draws on his prior role as Head of Risk at Maldives Finance Leasing Company, where he evaluated asset values, collateral quality, and transaction risk across finance leasing facilities, giving him a practitioner's understanding of how valuations function as risk-sensitive inputs into financing decisions, investment appraisal, credit structuring, and recovery analysis.

At Peppercorn, Ali works alongside the firm's valuers and tax specialists on engagements spanning asset and business valuations, transaction structuring, and valuation-related disputes, ensuring that outputs are commercially grounded, legally defensible, and aligned with the regulatory and transactional environment in which they operate.

Ali is a Chambers ranked lawyer practicing corporate law in the Maldives.

Shahaa brings over five years of experience in the real estate sector, with expertise spanning commercial property management, lease advisory, property valuation, and strategic planning. At Peppercorn, she contributes to the firm’s valuation and real estate advisory practice, supporting a wide range of valuation assignments, market research initiatives, and advisory engagements.

Prior to joining Peppercorn, she served at the Housing Development Corporation (HDC), where she managed diverse commercial and Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) property portfolios. Her responsibilities included overseeing end-to-end lease structuring and contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.

She holds a Master of Real Estate from Universiti Malaya, where her research explored the impact of advanced technologies on residential real estate marketing. Her strong academic foundation, combined with practical industry experience, enables her to bring a well-rounded perspective to property valuation and real estate advisory services.

Shahaa is committed to professional excellence and is passionate about contributing to the development and advancement of real estate practice standards in the Maldives.