{"id":44,"date":"2016-10-09T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceantravelasia.com\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:30:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1240px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-44-1\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ocean-60-sec-promo-.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ocean-60-sec-promo-.mp4\">https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ocean-60-sec-promo-.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Pioneers in their field, Hussain and Yasmin Zahid are the husband and wife team behind Ocean Group Maldives: curators of some of\u00a0the world\u2019s best water sports experiences.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1950 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/YasminZahid-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1998, the group\u2019s impressive 20-year track record speaks for itself: from Hussain\u2019s personal accolades (seven times Maldivian national champion in windsurfing and sailing) to the world-exclusive 2018 launch of the 3-person DeepFlight Falcon 3S.<\/p>\n<p>The first to bring LIFT Electric Foil, X-JETS Jetblade, X-JETS Jetpack, SEABOB, CORE Kite, MASTERCRAFT boat, CROWNLINE boat and PARITET glass bottom boat to the Maldives, Ocean Group Maldives runs three interlinked operations: resort-based water sports and PADI 5-star centres; a distribution and service centre for leading industry brands; and marine biologist led coral restoration projects. The company also offers secondary resort-based services including retail and photography.<\/p>\n<p>Hussain grew up in the Maldives and has spent 28 years in the tourism industry. \u00a0As well as being pretty handy on a windsurf and catamaran, he is an internationally qualified water sports trainer certified by Royal Yachting Association, UK; WWS and VDWS, Germany. As founder and CEO, Hussain leads the company with a laser sharp focus on excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Yasmin was raised in Singapore and dedicated a large part of her career to corporate travel, using her experience to forge Ocean Group\u2019s bespoke partnerships with some of Asia\u2019s leading luxury resorts, all celebrated for their eco-tourism and sustainability credentials. Yasmin holds a Master\u2019s degree in Marketing with University College Dublin, Ireland. Yasmin leads the team in business development, PR and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Ocean Group Maldives manages and operates 14 water sports and dive centres under the supervision of Moosa Zahid as Director of Operations and Sales. Moosa is also a VDWS certified water sports trainer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nLIST OF OCEAN GROUP&#8217;S RESORT PARTNERS:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Conrad Maldives Rangali Island *<br \/>\n\u2022 Dusit Thani Maldives *<br \/>\n\u2022 Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam<br \/>\n\u2022 Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa<br \/>\n\u2022 Four Seasons Resort Langkawi Malaysia<br \/>\n\u2022 Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru<br \/>\n\u2022 Four Seasons Private Island Maldives at Voavah, Baa Atoll<br \/>\n\u2022 Hard Rock Hotel Maldives *<br \/>\n\u2022 InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort *<br \/>\n\u2022 Radisson Blu Resort Maldives *<br \/>\n\u2022 SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton *<br \/>\n\u2022 Six Senses Kanuhura Maldives<br \/>\n\u2022 Six Senses Laamu &#8211; Maldives<br \/>\n\u2022 SO\/ Maldives *<br \/>\n\u2022 Veligandu Island Resort &amp; Spa Maldives *<br \/>\n\u2022 Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi *<\/p>\n<p>* In addition to water sports centres, Ocean Group Maldives also manages and operates PADI 5-Star dive centres at these resorts offering a wide range of certification courses with the latest dive equipment and gear.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneers in their field, Hussain and Yasmin Zahid are the husband and wife team behind Ocean Group Maldives: curators of some of\u00a0the world\u2019s best water sports experiences. Founded in 1998, the group\u2019s impressive 20-year track record speaks for itself: from Hussain\u2019s personal accolades (seven times Maldivian national champion in windsurfing and sailing) to the world-exclusive 2018 launch of the 3-person &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceangroupourshop.fritzspace.com\/ocean-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}