Dr. Fathmath Nishan is the Director General of the Department of Inclusive Education, the Ministry of Education of the Maldives, managing the implementation of the Inclusive Education policy in the schools. She is a part-time lecturer at the Maldives National University and the Islamic University of the Maldives. She is actively engaged in conducting research in collaboration with the researchers of the Maldives National University. Her research interests include women’s leadership, education, educational policy and inclusive education. She is also an Australia Awards Alumna, a recipient of an Australia Awards small grant and Australia Awards Regional Change maker Grant for her work in inclusive education.