Fazle Hasan Abed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Fazle Hasan Abed

Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1936

Place of Birth: Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Profession: chartered accountant, social worker

Nationality: United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Fazle Hasan Abed

  • Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG (born 27 April 1936) is the founder and Chair Emeritus of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organization. Sir Fazle has been honored with numerous national and international awards for his contributions in social development, including the LEGO Prize (2018), Laudato Si' Award (2017), Thomas Francis, Jr Medal in Global Public Health (2016), World Food Prize (2015), Spanish Order of Civil Merit (2014), Leo Tolstoy International Gold Medal (2014), WISE Prize for Education (2011) among others. In both 2014 and 2017, he was named in Fortune Magazine's List of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders.
  • He is also recognized by Ashoka as one of the 'global greats' and is a founding member of its prestigious Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship.
  • In 2009, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St.
  • Michael and St.
  • George by the British Monarchy in recognition of his services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally. The many honorary degrees he received include those from Princeton University (2014), the University of Oxford (2009), Columbia University (2008) and Yale University (2007). In his recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the Harvard Business School, Abed reveals his strong belief that businesses can positively impact society, that "you can do good also by doing business."[5][6] In August 2019, Abed retired as the chairperson of BRAC Bangladesh and BRAC International, and took on the position of the Chair Emeritus.
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