The Ukulhas convention Centre is an iconic building in Ukulhas targeted towards MICE (Meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) and tourism. The Ukulhas Convention Center was completed on the 26th of August 2019, during the time of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, with an expenditure of MVR 22 million and with immense support from the government Maldives. The finance for the project was raised through a free grant by the government of India. Taking a total of 26days for completion, the Ukulhas convention Centre became the first building of such high standard to be completed in Maldives, in such a short duration.

This center consists of 5 multipurpose halls, the largest of them is named ‘Jumhooree Maalam’ and has a sitting capacity of 400 people at a time. The other four halls are ‘Hihthan Maalam’, ‘Hai vakaru Maalam’, ‘Chanbelyli Maalam’ and ‘Hazaaru Maalam’, each of these halls have a sitting capacity of 40 people. In addition to the halls, the center also contains a VIP meeting room, classrooms, an admin office, a waiting area with 8 toilets, a parking area, an outdoor cafeteria and outdoor gardens. The center was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid who attended the inauguration ceremony as a Special Envoy of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

The first event held at the Ukulhas convention center was International Workshop on Applied Artificial Intelligence 2019 and Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2019), which kicked off on the same day of the official inauguration. SKIMA CONFERENCE held in the Ukulhas Convention has been historically archived as the first-ever International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence held in the history of Maldives.The AI Maldives Workshop, part of the 2019 IEEE sponsored International Conference on SKIMA, brought together researchers and practitioners working in the area of applied artificial intelligence (AI) together to exchange the latest developments in the field.

The convention center could grant huge opportunities for universities, colleges, associations, government authorities and businesses to hold the graduations, conferences, annual general meetings and many more other gatherings of this kind can be held on a national and international level. This historical piece of architecture has been designed as an International Arena with a real JAZEERA TOUCH and does not only ensure you modern facilities but also assures you the beautiful touch of the Maldivian Islands and the kind hospitality of the Islanders.