Our Team

Sara Malik

Sara Malik

Editor-in-Chief

74 Published Articles

Sara is the founding editor of MKV Digital Gulf XPress, with over ten years covering enterprise, capital markets, and public-sector strategy across the GCC. Her reporting pairs primary sources with hard numbers to explain not just what happened, but what it costs. Before founding MKV Digital Gulf XPress, she reported on regional business for wire services in Dubai and London.

Gulf BusinessCapital MarketsPolicyInvestigationsStrategy
Aisha Raza

Aisha Raza

Senior Technology Editor

91 Published Articles

Aisha is MKV Digital Gulf XPress's foremost authority on the region's technology sector. With a background in software engineering and journalism, she cuts through vendor messaging to explain what a platform actually does and who it actually serves. She has covered hundreds of funding rounds and believes the interesting story is usually in the cap table. Her monthly column 'Stack Trace' is one of MKV Digital Gulf XPress's most-read series.

TechnologyStartupsVenture CapitalCloud & AIProduct
Layla Khan

Layla Khan

Logistics & Trade Correspondent

55 Published Articles

Layla writes at the intersection of global trade and the Gulf's ports, free zones, and corridors. Based between Dubai and London, she brings a cross-border perspective to shipping, customs, warehousing, and the supply chains that quietly decide what a product costs. Her writing is known for its clarity and its habit of following the cargo. She holds an MA from the University of Edinburgh.

LogisticsShippingFree ZonesCustomsSupply Chain
Nadia Ahmed

Nadia Ahmed

Markets & Data Writer

42 Published Articles

Nadia is a former buy-side analyst turned journalist. Her writing demystifies complex market data for operators and founders, with a focus on energy transition, regional indices, and the economics behind headline deals. She writes with rigorous honesty — checking the filings, flagging the assumptions, and showing her working. Her analysis has been cited by financial institutions in the Gulf and the UK.

MarketsEnergyData AnalysisEconomicsDeals