MIRA Awards 19 Top Taxpayers With ‘Ran Laari’ Accolades

The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has awarded its Ran Laari, or “Golden Laari”, accolade to 19 individuals and businesses across 12 categories in recognition of their tax contributions to the state in 2025.

The awards were presented by Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Hassan Zareer, the chief guest at a ceremony held on Friday evening to mark MIRA’s 16th anniversary.

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MIRA said the Ran Laari award recognises individuals and businesses that made the highest tax contributions during the previous year, highlighting their contribution to nation-building.

The recipients were recognised across categories covering tourism-related goods and services tax (TGST) and Green Tax, non-tourism GST, airport taxes and fees, income tax, income tax from non-citizens, banks and state-owned companies.

Tourist resorts were categorised by bed capacity, while tourist hotels, guesthouses and vessels were recognised separately under the TGST and Green Tax category.

Ran Laari Winners

TGST and Green Tax — Tourist Resorts

• Below 150 beds: Velaa Island Maldives Private Limited — Velaa Private Island Maldives
• 151–250 beds: CPRC (Maldives) Private Limited — The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
• Above 250 beds: Ithafushi Investments Private Limited — Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

TGST and Green Tax — Tourist Hotel

• Hulhule Island Hotel

TGST and Green Tax — Tourist Guesthouse

• Saman Hotels Private Limited — Ocean Grand

TGST and Green Tax — Tourist Vessel

• Vilamendhoo Investments Private Limited — Gomafulhu

TGST and Green Tax — Travel Agency

• Intour Maldives Private Limited

TGST and Green Tax — Domestic Air Travel Provider

• Trans Maldivian Airways Private Limited

GST — Non-Tourism

• Below MVR 30 million: Ahmed Niyaz
• MVR 30–100 million: ILAA Maldives Private Limited
• MVR 100–200 million: Versa Resort Management Private Limited
• Above MVR 200 million: China Harbour Engineering Company Limited Maldives

Airport Tax and Fees

• Etihad Airways

Income Tax

• Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed

Income Tax — Non-Citizens

• Below MVR 30 million: Atmosphere Kanifushi Resort Private Limited
• MVR 30–100 million: Kandooma Holdings Private Limited
• MVR 100–200 million: Versa Resort Management Private Limited
• Above MVR 200 million: Ooredoo Maldives

Income Tax — Banks

• Bank of Maldives (BML)

State-Owned Company

• Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Public Limited (Dhiraagu)

MIRA has previously published its Ran Laari award policy. However, the authority has not disclosed the amount of tax paid by the recipients. MIRA said it obtained the recipients’ consent before presenting the awards.