Auditor General Hussain Niyazy is a public audit professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and audit. He is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and also Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) who counts over 18 years of service experience at the Auditor General’s Office (AGO).
Mr. Hussain Niyazy started his career in the AGO, formerly the Maldives Audit Office as an Accounting Officer Trainee in 1997. Since then he has shown a genuine interest in the field and has contributed immensely to the development and strengthening of public audit and public financial management systems in the country.
He played a vital role in the establishment and development of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) in which he currently holds the position of the President.
Prior to his appointment as the Auditor General, he led the Financial Audit Division as the Assistant Auditor General and presides over the regulation of the private sector audit profession. He was the Chair of the Licensing and Disciplinary Committee of the Auditor General – till the formation of CA Maldives – and the Chair of the Admission and Licensing Committee of CA Maldives till his appointment as the Auditor General.