Our Team
Sara Malik
Editor-in-Chief
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.
Aisha Raza
Senior Technology Editor
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.
Layla Khan
Logistics & Trade Correspondent
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.
Nadia Ahmed
Markets & Data Writer
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.