Tamara Hasan Abed

Tamara Hasan Abed
তামারা হাসান আবেদ
Abed in 2022
Born1974 (age 51–52)
Bangladesh
Education
OccupationsSocial worker, feminist
SpouseAsif Saleh
FatherFazle Hasan Abed

Tamara Hasan Abed is a Bangladeshi social worker and entrepreneur.[1] She is the eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed,[2] founder and chair of BRAC.

Tamara Hasan Abed has held numerous positions within the BRAC organisation, including chair of the Board of Trustees of BRAC University,[3] and directorships of BRAC Enterprises, BRAC IPDC,[4] BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited,[5] BRAC EPL Investment Limited,[6] and BRAC Bank (2008–2016). She founded the Grassroots Café in Aarong outlets,[7] and created the Aarong sub-brands Taaga,[8] Taaga Man,[9] and Herstory.[10]

Tamara with her father and President of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid, 2019

She also led an initiative to introduce food grade plastic for packaging dairy products in Bangladesh, and re-branded the BRAC Dairy.[11]

Awards

  • In 2010, she was awarded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[12]
  • In 2014, Tamara Abed was awarded Outstanding Women Leadership Award by the World Women Leadership Congress.[13]
  • Social Work award 2014, Canvas Freedom-Persona Aajker Nari[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Tamara Hasan Abed". BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed". BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tamara Abed new BracU trustee chairperson". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "IPDC BOD". IPDC. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "BRAC EPL - Board of Directors". BRAC EPL. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "BRAC EPL Investment Ltd - BOD". BRAC EPL Investment Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Future Startup Interview with Tamara Abed". Future Startup. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Taaga Home Page". Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Taaga Man Homepage". Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Herstory Home Page". Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Aarong milk appears in new packs". The Daily Star. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Young Global Leader". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  13. ↑ "World Women Leadership Congress 2014". World Women Leadership Congress. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Freedom-Persona Ajker Nari Award". The Daily Star. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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